Objective. It has been reported that outcomes are improved in patients with severe lupus nephritis treated with combined prednisone and intravenous cyclophosphamide, compared with those treated with prednisone alone. These findings motivated this analysis of the economic impact of the combined thera
Cumulative rate of relapse of lupus nephritis after successful treatment with cyclophosphamide
✍ Scribed by Elena Ciruelo; Javier de la Cruz; Ignacio López; Juan J. Gómez-reino
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 724 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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