The Collaborative Corneal Transplantation Studies (CCTS): Effectiveness of Histocompatibility Matching in High-Risk Corneal Transplantation

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 1392-1403

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Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEROID THERAPY;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; CHILD; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0026801355     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1992.01080220054021     Document Type: Article

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