Urinary epidermal growth factor excretion in children with chronic renal failure

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 400-404

  Tsau, Yong Kwei ^a   Chen, Chiung Hui ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Creatinine clearance; Epidermal growth factor; Lupus nephritis

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CREATININE CLEARANCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HUMAN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CREATININE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC;

EID: 0033002259     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013485     Document Type: Article

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