Drug Dose Adjustments in Patients With Renal Impairment

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 983-984

  Czock, David ^a   Bertsche, Thilo ^a   Haefeli, Walter E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

BODY SURFACE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE KIDNEY FUNCTION RELATION; DRUG CLEARANCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES;

EID: 70350031841     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.07.025     Document Type: Letter

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