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01-03-2011 | Letter to the Editors

Early identification of steroid dependency in Japanese children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome undergoing short-term initial steroid therapy

Authors: Shuichiro Fujinaga, Daishi Hirano, Naoto Nishizaki

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 3/2011

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Title: Early identification of steroid dependency in Japanese children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome undergoing short-term initial steroid therapy
Authors: Shuichiro Fujinaga
Daishi Hirano
Naoto Nishizaki
Publication date: 01-03-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-010-1642-7

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