The changing pattern of primary glomerulonephritis in Singapore and other countries over the past 3 decades

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 372-383

  Woo, K T ^a   Chan, C M ^a   Mooi, C Y ^a   Choong, H L ^a   Tan, H K ^a   Foo, M ^a   Lee, G S L ^a   Anantharaman, V ^a   Lim, C H ^a   Tan, C C ^b   Lee, E J C ^b   Chiang, G S C ^a   Tan, P H ^a   Boon, T H ^a   Fook Chong, S ^a   Wong, K S ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clinical epidemiology; Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis; Histopathology; IgA nephritis; Renal biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 78649836857     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp74372     Document Type: Article

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