Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis (TINU) Syndrome: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management

Overview

Journal NDT Plus

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Nephrology

Date 2017 Jun 29

PMID 28657019

Citations 10

Authors

Kim T Sinnamon

Aisling E Courtney

Camille Harron

Declan M ORourke

Robert N Mullan

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