Medical decision-making in membranous nephropathy: How to use limited clinical research evidence in patient management

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 206-211

  Imai, Hirokazu ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decision tree; EBM; Medical decision; Membranous nephropathy; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNIMUSTINE; PREDNISOLONE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DECISION TREES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 26244450872     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: 14377799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-005-0365-8     Document Type: Review

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