Tonsillectomy does not prevent a progressive course in IgA nephropathy

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 147-152

  Rasche, F M ^a   Schwarz, A ^b   Keller, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b Nephrology Division ^*

Author keywords

IgA nephropathy; Prognostic factors; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TONSILLECTOMY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0033011425     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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