Progression of kidney damage in balkan endemic nephropathy: A 15-year follow-up of patients with kidney biopsy examination

Renal Failure

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 701-706

  Cukuranovic, Rade ^a   Savic, Vojin ^a   Stefanovic, Natalija ^a   Stefanovic, Vladisav ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Serbia)

^b Institute of Radiology   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Balkan endemic nephropathy; Kidney damage; Progression

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY INJURY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 28644435227     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: 15256049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08860220500242769     Document Type: Article

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