Follow-up results of children with melamine induced urolithiasis: A prospective observational cohort study

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 232-239

  Gao, Jian ^a   Xu, Hong ^a   Kuang, Xin Yu ^a   Huang, Wen Yan ^a   Zhao, Nai Qing ^b   Rao, Jia ^a   Qian, Qiang Ying ^a   Cheng, Xian Ying ^a   Feng, Zhi Min ^a   Xu, Jing ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a   Wang, Xiang ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Follow up; Melamine; Renal injury; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MELAMINE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; UROLITHIASIS;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MILK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAZINES; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 80054983849     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-011-0293-5     Document Type: Article

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