Renal function during long-term lithium treatment: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study

BMC Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bocchetta, Alberto ^a,b   Ardau, Raffaella ^b   Fanni, Tiziana ^a   Sardu, Claudia ^a   Piras, Doloretta ^c   Pani, Antonello ^c   Del Zompo, Maria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Glomerular filtration; Lithium treatment

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; BLOOD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LITHIUM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938850780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-014-0249-4     Document Type: Article

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