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A predictive system for Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis established by multivariate analysis plus nomogram model
Qi Jiang1, Jin Wei Ruan2, Man Man Niu1
1Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|February 15, 2022
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