Do aluminium-based phosphate binders continue to have a role in contemporary nephrology practice?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Aluminium-containing phosphate binders have long been used for treatment of hyperphosphatemia in dialysis patients. Their safety became controversial in the early 1980's after reports of aluminium related neurological and bone d...

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Main Authors: van Eps Carolyn L, Isbel Nicole M, Campbell Scott B, Hawley Carmel M, Johnson David W, Mudge David W, Petrie James JB
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/12/20