A randomized study of two long-course prednisolone regimens for nephrotic syndrome in children

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1155-1162

  Hiraoka, Masahiro ^a   Tsukahara, Hirokazu ^b   Matsubara, Kousaku ^b   Tsurusawa, Masahito ^b   Takeda, Nobuaki ^b   Haruki, Shinichi ^b   Hayashi, Shuhei ^b   Ohta, Kazuhide ^b   Momoi, Tohru ^b   Ohshima, Yusei ^b   Suganuma, Narufumi ^b   Mayumi, Mitsufumi ^b  

^a University of Fukui   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Corticosterold toxicities; Frequent relapser; Nephrotic syndrome; Prednisolone; Randomized, controlled study

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

ACNE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOON FACE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; STRIA;

EID: 12444250062     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(03)00346-9     Document Type: Article

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