Idiopathic membranous nephropathy in the elderly: A comparative study

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 200-206

  Zent, Roy ^a   Nagai, Ruyta ^a   Cattran, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a Metropolitan Toronto Works Department   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; membranous nephropathy; treatment

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030977239     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90030-5     Document Type: Article

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