The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 965-971 , June 2010

Time for Initial Response to Steroids Is a Major Prognostic Factor in Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

  • Marina Vivarelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Eleonora Moscaritolo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Aggelos Tsalkidis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace-Medical School, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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  • Laura Massella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy
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  • Francesco Emma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Rome, Italy

Received 6 August 2009 ,Revised 14 October 2009 ,Accepted 10 December 2009.

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 Supported by the E-RARE Project “PodoNet: EU Consortium for Clinical, Genetic and Experimental Research into Hereditary Diseases of the Podocyte.” The authors declare no conflicts of interest

PII: S0022-3476(09)01249-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.12.020

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 965-971 , June 2010