Silicon and aluminium interactions in haemodialysis patients

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1759-1762

  Parry, Robin ^a   Plowman, David ^b   Delves, H Trevor ^c   Roberts, Norman B ^d   Birchall, J Derek ^e   Bellia, Jason P ^d   Davenport, Andrew ^f   Ahmad, Rasheed ^d   Fahal, Ibrahim ^d   Altmann, Paul ^g  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHASE FARM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Aluminium absorption; Aluminium toxicity; End stage renal disease; Haemodialysis; Silicon

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

ALUMINUM; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMODIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; HEMODIALYSIS, HOME; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; OSMOSIS; PHOSPHATES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL OSTEODYSTROPHY; SILICON; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 7144253805     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/13.7.1759     Document Type: Article

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