Decreasing hypocomplementemia and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in Japan

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 8-9, 2000, Pages 794-796

  Iitaka, Kikuo ^c   Saka, Tadasu ^a   Yagisawa, Katsumi ^b   Aoki, Yoshikazu ^b  

^a Children's Kidney Center   (Japan)

^b Kanagawa Health Service Association   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypocomplementemia; Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis; School urinary screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIA; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

EID: 0033940559     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013438     Document Type: Article

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