Single- versus divided-dose prednisolone therapy for relapses of nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 597-599

  Ekka, Bimal K ^a   Bagga, Arvind ^a   Srivastava, R N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Nephrotic syndrome; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PREDNISOLONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0030804652     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050344     Document Type: Article

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