The high prevalence of alexithymia in hemodialyzed patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism unsuppressed by medical therapy is cured by parathyroidectomy

Journal of Renal Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 5 SUPPL, 2010, Pages

  De Santo, Rosa Maria ^a,b   Livrea, Antonio ^c   De Santo, Natale G ^c   Conzo, Giovanni ^c   Bilancio, Giancarlo ^c   Celsi, Salvatore ^c   Cirillo, Massimo ^c  

^a Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies   (Italy)

^b Dialysis Unit Neoren   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; SLEEP DISORDER;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CALCIUM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, SECONDARY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PHOSPHATES; RENAL DIALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 79952117337     PISSN: 10512276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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