Histological reclassification of lupus nephritis

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 561-566

  Chan, Tak Mao ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activity; Chronicity; Global; Lupus nephritis; Segmental

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; NECROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 27444445070     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mnh.0000168934.18399.97     Document Type: Review

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