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Published in: Pediatric Nephrology 7/2014

01-07-2014 | Letter to the Editors

Re-treatment with high-dose prednisolone after rituximab infusion for childhood-onset steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome

Authors: Shuichiro Fujinaga, Taichi Hara

Published in: Pediatric Nephrology | Issue 7/2014

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Sirs, …
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Title
Re-treatment with high-dose prednisolone after rituximab infusion for childhood-onset steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome
Authors
Shuichiro Fujinaga
Taichi Hara
Publication date
01-07-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Pediatric Nephrology / Issue 7/2014
Print ISSN: 0931-041X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-198X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-014-2800-0

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