A clinical study on uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients

Korean Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1127-1134

  Sim, Hyun Soo ^a   Seo, Jong Keun ^a   Lee, Sook Kyung ^a  

^a Maryknoll Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Uremic pruritus

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960899479     PISSN: 04944739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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