Tonsillectomy as part of the treatment for IgA nephropathy: Cooperation between nephrologists and otolaryngologists

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 258-259

  Kodama, Satoru ^a   Suzuki, Masashi ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PROTEIN; STEROID;

COOPERATION; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; LETTER; NEPHROLOGIST; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; STEROID THERAPY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEPHROLOGY; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 34748851954     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: 14377799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-007-0479-2     Document Type: Letter

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