Somatic Growth After Kidney Transplantation: Beneficial Effect of Cyclosporine in Comparison With Conventional Immunosuppression

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 541-546

  Offner, Gisela ^a   Hoyer, Peter F ^a   Jüppner, Harald ^a   Krohn, Hans P ^a   Brodehl, Johannes ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY GROWTH; CHILD; DRUG COMPARISON; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOSPORINS; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0023136488     PISSN: 0002922X     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1987.04460050083036     Document Type: Article

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