Intensive pulse therapies for focal glomerulosclerosis in South African children

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 423-428

  Adhikari, Miriam ^a   Bhimma, Rajendra ^a   Coovadia, Hoosen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Methylprednisolone; Oral prednisone; Pulse cyclophosphamide

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROTEIN;

ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPERINFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

EID: 0030813433     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050309     Document Type: Article

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