Gabapentin as a therapeutic option in uremic pruritus [9]

Kidney International

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 512-

  Manenti, L ^a   Vaglio, A ^b   Borgatti, P P ^a  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LETTER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; UREMIA; UREMIC PRURITUS;

EID: 38749148066     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002757     Document Type: Letter

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