HLA-DR matching reduces rejection rate in heart transplantation

Transplant International

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Leivestad, T ^a   Foerster, A ^a   Simonsen, S ^a   Bratlie, A ^a   Thorsby, E ^a   Geiran, O ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cardiac transplantation; HLA matching; Rejection

Indexed keywords

HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART GRAFT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HLA MATCHING; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029987505     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1996.tb01617.x     Document Type: Article

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