1. Outcome study of renal biopsy patients in Okinawa, Japan
Kunitoshi Iseki, Fujihiko Miyasato, Hajime Uehara, Kiyoyuki Tokuyama, Shigeki Toma, Keizo Nishime, Shinichiro Yoshi, Yoshiki Shiohira, Takashi Oura, Masahiko Tozawa, Koshiro Fukiyama 
Kidney International 
Volume 66, Issue 3, Pages (September 2004)
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2. Figure 1
Annual number of renal biopsies in Okinawa, Japan, from 1967 to 1994.
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3. Figure 2
Time from renal biopsy to the start of dialysis according to the indication for renal biopsy. Renal biopsy was completed between 1967 and 1994, and patients were followed to Data are expressed as mean (SEM). Abbreviations are: AGN, acute glomerulonephritis; NS, nephrotic syndrome; DM, diabetes mellitus; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; UP/UH, asymptomatic proteinuria/hematuria.
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4. Figure 3
Cmulative incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in patients who had renal biopsies in Okinawa, Japan, between 1967 and The follow-up period extended to 2000.
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5. Figure 4
Survival curves for dialysis patients who did or did not have renal biopsy (RBX) in Okinawa, Japan. Study period was from 1971 to 2000.
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