Powerful morphometric indicator of prognosis in lupus nephritis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 411-420

  Howie, A J ^a   Turhan, N ^a   Adu, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFECTION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY CORTEX; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TIME; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038621376     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg074     Document Type: Article

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