The incidence of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide: A systematic review of the literature

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 414-430

  McGrogan, Anita ^a   Franssen, Casper F M ^b   De Vries, Corinne S ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

epidemiology; glomerulonephritis; IgA nephropathy; incidence; review literature as a topic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EUROPE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; POST INFECTIOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AMERICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79551503511     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq665     Document Type: Review

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