Delay in Diagnosis in Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 560-564

  Pais, Priya J ^a   Kump, Theresa ^a   Greenbaum, Larry A ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51449087520     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.021     Document Type: Article

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