Effect of diagnostic delay on disease severity and outcome in glomerulonephritis caused by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 942-944

  Lal, D P S S ^b   O'Donoghue, D J ^a   Haeney, M ^b  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Immunology ^*

Author keywords

Anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; Diagnostic delay; Glomerulonephritis

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0029806330     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.11.942     Document Type: Article

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