The risk of melamine-induced nephrolithiasis in young children starts at a lower intake level than recommended by the WHO

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-141

  Li, Gang ^a,b   Jiao, Shufang ^b   Yin, Xiangjun ^b   Deng, Ying ^b   Pang, Xinghuo ^b   Wang, Yan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Melamine; Nephrolithiasis; Risk factor; Tolerable daily intake; WHO

Indexed keywords

MELAMINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; UROLITHIASIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NEPHROLITHIASIS; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; RISK FACTORS; TRIAZINES; URINARY TRACT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76749138928     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-009-1298-3     Document Type: Article

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