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

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  1. Division of Nephrology, Saitama Children’s Medical Center, 2100 Magome, Iwatsuki-ku, Saitama-city Saitama, 339 8551, Japan

    Shuichiro Fujinaga, Daishi Hirano & Naoto Nishizaki

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Fujinaga, S., Hirano, D. & Nishizaki, N. Early identification of steroid dependency in Japanese children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome undergoing short-term initial steroid therapy. Pediatr Nephrol 26, 485–486 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-010-1642-7

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