Open AccessHigher dose of erythropoietin for anemia correction in Balkan endemic nephropathy patients
Author(s) -
Ljiljana Lukić,
Djordje Mitrović,
Sanda Kovacevic,
Momir Stanisic,
Snezana Pelemis,
Jelica Tesic,
Slaven Vakicic,
Ljubica Djukanović
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1208456l
Subject(s) - medicine , erythropoietin , anemia , kidney disease , hemodialysis , hemoglobin , nephropathy , gastroenterology , diabetic nephropathy , kidney , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) patients maintained with hemodialysis have more severe anemia than patients with other kidney diseases.