Milk-alkali syndrome

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-267

  Medarov, Boris I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; VITAMIN D;

ALKALOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MILK ALKALI SYNDROME; MORBIDITY; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 62749130226     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/84.3.261     Document Type: Review

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