A multivariable assessment of renal size and growth of scarred kidneys in children

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2358-2362

  Chen, John J ^a,e   Mao, Wenyang ^a   Rongviriyapanich, Chantima ^b   Luisiri, Atchawee ^c   Steinhardt, George F ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cicatrix; Growth and development; Multivariate analysis; Organ size

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVE FITTING; ECHOGRAPHY; GROWTH RATE AND GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SIZE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOMOGRAM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 27744525926     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000180422.96270.70     Document Type: Article

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