Useful indicators for performing renal biopsy in adult patients with isolated microscopic haematuria

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 789-794

  Shen, P ^a   He, L ^a   Jiang, Y ^a   Wang, C ^a   Chen, M ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MICROALBUMINURIA; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; COMPLEMENT C3; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34247135810     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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