Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risks of acute renal failure: Number needed to harm

Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-155

  Adam, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT; UREA;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXPOSURE; EDITORIAL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79551521512     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2010.01400.x     Document Type: Editorial

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