Clinical versus histological diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy-Is renal biopsy required in type 2 diabetic patients with renal disease?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 771-774

  Biesenbach, G ^a   Bodlaj, G ^a   Pieringer, H ^a   Sedlak, M ^a  

^a Section Nephrolgy   (Austria)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80052223047     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcr059     Document Type: Article

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