Long-term effects of immunosuppressants in steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 746-750

  Takeda, Atsushi ^a,b   Ohgushi, Hiroaki ^a   Niimura, Fumio ^a   Matsutani, Hidetomo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nakano General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorambucil; Cyclophosphamide; Cyclosporin A; Nephrotic syndrome; Steroid dependency

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PREDNISOLONE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031760186     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050538     Document Type: Article

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