Steroid responsiveness of children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in southeastern region of Turkey

Renal Failure

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 855-859

  Davutoglu, Mehmet ^a   Ece, Aydin ^b   Bilici, Meki ^b   Dagli, Abdullah ^b  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome; Risk factors; Southeast Anatolia; Steroid non responder

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFANT; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PARENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PREDNISONE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36248931605     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: 15256049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08860220701573624     Document Type: Article

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