The prevalence of IgA nephropathy in Pakistan: Only a tip of the iceberg

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 733-

  Mubarak, Muhammed ^a  

^a SINDH INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; GLOMERULOPATHY; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE;

GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 70349289135     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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