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Clinical Study

Predictive Factors of Clinical Outcome in Patients with Diffuse Proliferative Lupus Nephritis Treated Early by Intravenous Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy

Atsuhiro Kanno Department of Nephrology, Sendai Shakaihoken Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Osamu Hotta Department of Nephrology, Sendai Shakaihoken Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Naoko Yusa Department of Laboratory, Sendai Shakaihoken Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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Yoshio Taguma Department of Nephrology, Sendai Shakaihoken Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Pages 41-47 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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