Clinical outcomes of patients with biopsy-proven lupus nephritis in NUH

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 614-616

  Gan, H C ^a   Yoon, K H ^a   Fong, K Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Lupus nephritis; Outcome; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; MORTALITY; PLASMAPHERESIS; REMISSION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LUPUS NEPHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036928526     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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