Renal allograft calcification - Prevalence and etiology in pediatric patients

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-200

  Habbig, Sandra ^a   Beck, Bodo B ^a   Feldkötter, Markus ^a   Körber, Friederike ^a   Laffeber, Charlie ^b   Verkoelen, Carl ^b   Mihatsch, Michael J ^c   Hoppe, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b JOSEPHINE NEFKENS INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hypercalcemia; Hypercalciuria; Hyperparathyroidism; Kidney transplant; Renal calcification

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; CITRIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCALCIURIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSPLANTATION; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEPHROCALCINOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449123501     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000217585     Document Type: Article

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