title: Fracturing dialysis osteodystrophy and dialysis encephalopathy. An epidemiological survey.
abstract: A survey of 1293 patients in eighteen dialysis centres in Great Britain showed a highly significant rank correlation of the incidence of both fracturing dialysis osteodystrophy (osteomalacic dialysis osteodystrophy) and dialysis encephalopathy with the aluminium content of water used to prepare dialysate.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000535:Aluminum / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000139:chemically induced; D011159:Population Surveillance; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D000535:Aluminum