Renal disease in the Australian Aboriginal population: A pathological study

Nephrology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 315-321

  Moore, Lynette ^a   Lloyd, Megan S ^b   Pugsley, David J ^c   Seymour, Anthony E ^d,e  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^e GRIBBLES PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Aboriginals; Diabetic glomerulosclerosis; Glomerulomegaly; Glomerulonephritis; IgA; Mesangiocapillary; Minimal change disease; Thin membrane nephropathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842530874     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.1996.tb00107.x     Document Type: Article

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