The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 4 , Pages 560-564 , October 2008

Delay in Diagnosis in Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis

  • Priya J. Pais, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Children's Research Institute of the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    • ,
  • Theresa Kump, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Children's Research Institute of the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    • ,
  • Larry A. Greenbaum, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics (Nephrology), Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Larry A. Greenbaum, MD, PhD, Emory Children's Center, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, 2015 Uppergate Drive, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322

Received 23 December 2007 ,Revised 21 March 2008 ,Accepted 4 April 2008.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00293-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.021

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 4 , Pages 560-564 , October 2008

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