Immunosuppressive therapy for lung transplantation

Clinical Immunotherapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 253-259

  Dowling, Robert D ^a   Miller, Daniel L ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

CLINICAL TRIAL; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029993388     PISSN: 11727039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03259325     Document Type: Article

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