Natural history and risk factors for immunoglobulin A nephropathy in Japan

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 526-532

  Koyama, Akio ^a   Igarashi, Masaya ^a   Kobayashi, Masaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy; multivariate analysis; natural history; prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0030960818     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90333-4     Document Type: Article

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