Corticosteroids for the initial episode of steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1043-1046

  Hodson, Elisabeth M ^a,b,c   Hahn, Deirdre ^b   Craig, Jonathan C ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Corticosteroids; Nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; STEROID SENSITIVE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PREDNISOLONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84929964968     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: 1432198X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-015-3106-6     Document Type: Editorial

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