High dose methylprednisolone therapy in nephrotic syndrome

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-174

  Mocan, Hilal ^a,b   Erduran, Erol ^a   Karagüzel, Gülay ^a  

^a BLACK SEA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AMERICAN HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Methylprednisolone; Nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REMISSION;

EID: 0032977231     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02761198     Document Type: Article

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