Fish oil therapy for IgA nephropathy: Efficacy and interstudy variability

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1739-1744

  Dillon, John J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MC 5100   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030661738     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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