Treatment practices of FSGS among North American pediatric nephrologists

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-303

  Vehaskari, V Matti ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; Cyclosporin A; Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Lipid lowering agents; Methylprednisolone

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY; NEPHROLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALKYLATING AGENTS; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORTH AMERICA; STEROIDS;

EID: 0032981067     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050613     Document Type: Article

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