The Journal of Urology
Volume 172, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1607-1609 , October 2004

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SERUM ERYTHROPOIETIN LEVELS IN ASSESSING THE SEVERITY OF RENAL DAMAGE IN CHILDREN WITH REFLUX NEPHROPATHY

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 Papers Presented at Annual Meeting of the Section on Urology, American Academy of Pediatrics

PII: S0022-5347(05)61319-5

doi: 10.1097/01.ju.0000138521.04892.ab

The Journal of Urology
Volume 172, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1607-1609 , October 2004

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