The size of melamine-induced stones is dependent on the melamine content of the formula fed, but not on duration of exposure

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 565-566

  Hu, Peng ^a   Lu, Ling ^a   Hu, Bo ^a   Zhang, Chuan Rong ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELAMINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHINA; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LETTER; MELAMINE CONTENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE ANALYSIS; STONE SIZE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; UROLITHIASIS; BABY FOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; KIDNEY CALCULI; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 77950343866     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-009-1351-2     Document Type: Letter

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