Nephrotic syndrome in Trinidadian children

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 92-94

  Roberts, L ^a   Balkaran, B N ^a   Asgarali, Z ^a   Mohammed, W ^a   Khan Hosein, J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 0030227294     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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