Safety and cost effectiveness of pediatric percutaneous renal biopsy

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-495

  Chesney, David S ^a   Brouhard, Ben H ^a   Cunningham, Robert J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Outpatient procedure; Percutaneous renal biopsy; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLOGRAFT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

AMBULATORY CARE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE;

EID: 0029744519     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050146     Document Type: Article

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