Uremic pruritus: A clinical study of maintenance hemodialysis patients

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 621-627

  Szepietowski, Jacek C ^a   Sikora, Magdalena ^a   Kusztal, Mariusz ^a   Salomon, Joanna ^a   Magott, Maria ^a   Szepietowski, Tomasz ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dialyzers; Uremic priritus; Xerosis hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; CUPROPHANE; HEMOPHANE; POLYSULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UREMIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; XEROSIS;

EID: 0036808160     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2002.tb00191.x     Document Type: Article

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