Importance of renal biopsy

Nephrology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 270-273

  Nelson, C L ^a   MacKinnon, M W B ^a   Charlesworth, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Indications; Native kidney; Renal biopsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844444158     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1797.2001.00x65.x     Document Type: Article

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