Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 50-57 , October 2008

“Journey to the West”: Fact and Fiction. On the Chronicity-based Grading of IgA Nephropathy Model and Thick GCBM as Marker for a Syndrome

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doi: 10.1016/S1561-5413(08)60021-6

Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 50-57 , October 2008

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