Treatment response and relapse in antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated microscopic polyangiitis and glomerulonephritis

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-39

  Nachman, Patrick H ^a   Hogan, Susan L ^a   Jennette, J Charles ^a   Falk, Ronald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0030062483     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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