Epidemiology and predictors of end-stage renal disease in Taiwanese children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 517-522

  Chang, Jei Wen ^a,b   Tsai, Hsin Lin ^a,b   Yang, Ling Yu ^a,b   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Children; End stage renal disease; Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome; Long term outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84869068897     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20120033     Document Type: Article

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