Longitudinal predictors of uremic pruritus

Journal of Renal Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 428-431

  Shirazian, Shayan ^a   Kline, Myriam ^b   Sakhiya, Vipul ^b   Schanler, Mary ^a   Moledina, Dennis ^a   Patel, Chinmay ^b   Hazzan, Azzour ^b   Fishbane, Steven ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; UREMIA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERGOCALCIFEROLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; PLACEBOS; PRURITUS; RENAL DIALYSIS; UREMIA;

EID: 84886302160     PISSN: 10512276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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