Body growth of children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 828-834

  Schärer, Karl ^a   Essigmann, Hans C ^a   Schaefer, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic renal insufficiency; Corticosteroids; Growth; Protein metabolism; Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATININE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0344577904     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050709     Document Type: Article

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