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Initial prednisolone dosing for the first relapse of steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome in Japanese children

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  1. Division of Nephrology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, 1-2 Shintoshin, Chuo-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 330-8777, Japan

    Shuichiro Fujinaga & Koji Sakuraya

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Fujinaga, S., Sakuraya, K. Initial prednisolone dosing for the first relapse of steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome in Japanese children. Pediatr Nephrol 33, 2205–2206 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-018-4064-6

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