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Clinical Study

Impact of Immunofluorescence on the Histological Pattern of Pediatric Kidney Biopsies from Northern Pakistan

Akhtar AliDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI), Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Mohammad Usman AliAga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
&
Mahrukh Ayesha AliKhyber Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Pages 692-697 | Received 19 Feb 2011, Accepted 11 May 2011, Published online: 25 Jul 2011

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