One-center experience with cyclosporine in refractory nephrotic syndrome in children

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-32

  Singh, Anup ^b   Tejani, Cena ^b   Tejani, Amir ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclosporine; Efficacy; Refractory nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA;

CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME;

EID: 0033005755     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050557     Document Type: Article

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