Emollients with endocannabinoids in the treatment of uremic pruritus: Discussion of the therapeutic options

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 277-279

  Szepietowski, Jacek C ^a   Reich, Adam ^a   Szepietowski, Tomasz ^b  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Regional Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ACETAMIDOETHANOL; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; ENDOCANNABINOID; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; LIPID; PALMIDROL; PHYSIOGEL AI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREAM; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETTER; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREMIA; XEROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOLLIENTS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; ETHANOLAMINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GELATIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALMITIC ACIDS; PRURITUS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SKIN CARE; UREMIA;

EID: 23244448925     PISSN: 10916660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1774-9987.2005.00271.x     Document Type: Letter

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