Treatment of membranous lupus nephritis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 681-686

  Moroni, Gabriella ^a   Maccario, Massimo ^b   Banfi, Giovanni ^b   Quaglini, Silvana ^b   Ponticelli, Claudio ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Immunosuppressive therapy; Nephritis; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMBUCIL; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0031953377     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v31.pm9531186     Document Type: Article

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