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Efficacy and Safety of Glucocorticoids Therapy for IgA Nephropathy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Author(s) -
Jun Cheng,
Xiaohui Zhang,
Wen Zhang,
Qiang He,
Xiaojuan Tao,
Jianghua Chen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000226129
Subject(s) - medicine , proteinuria , jadad scale , randomized controlled trial , adverse effect , placebo , meta analysis , renal function , cochrane library , nephropathy , diabetes mellitus , gastroenterology , kidney , endocrinology , pathology , alternative medicine
Published reports examining the efficacy and safety of glucocorticoids for preserving renal function in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) have yielded conflicting results. To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of glucocorticoids agents for IgAN, we conducted a meta-analysis of the published randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

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