The clinical analysis of young children's urolithiasis due to melamine-tainted infant formula

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 603-607

  Sun, Da Qing ^a   Zhang, Xu Feng ^b   Zhang, Lei ^c   Feng, Hao ^a   Yang, Yu Hai ^a  

^a THE SECOND HOSPITAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Infant; Melamine; Paediatrics; Ultrasound; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

MELAMINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CHINESE MEDICINE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLITHIASIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 77957162180     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-009-0479-9     Document Type: Article

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