Clinical pathological correlates of renal biopsy in elderly patients

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 243-247

  Ferro, G ^a   Dattolo, P ^a   Nigrelli, S ^a   Michelassi, S ^a   Pizzarelli, F ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Crescentic necrotizing glomerulonephritis; Elderly patients; Glomerulonephritis; Renal biopsy; Renal syndrome

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GERIATRICS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 33645758499     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP65243     Document Type: Article

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