Longterm outcome of Wegener's granulomatosis in patients with renal disease requiring dialysis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1237-1240

  Mekhail, Tarek M ^a   Hoffman, Gary S ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Glomerulonephritis treatment; Renal failure; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 0034066663     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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