Response to 'Characteristics of uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients: Data from a single center'

Kidney International

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 962-963

  Singh, Ajay K ^a   Keithi Reddy, S R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CAPSAICIN; EMOLLIENT AGENT; GABAPENTIN; NALTREXONE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; UREMIA; UREMIC PRURITUS;

EID: 51849158373     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.361     Document Type: Letter

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