Urinary retinol binding protein in Indo-Asian patients with idiopathic interstitial nephritis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 363-367

  Ball, Simon T ^c   Lapsley, M ^a   Norden, A G W ^b   Cairns, T D H ^c   Palmer, A B D ^c   Taube, D H ^c  

^a ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATININE; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLOMERULOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; SCREENING TEST; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0038324431     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg052     Document Type: Article

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