Serum albumin and mortality after renal transplantation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-123

  Guijarro, C ^a   Massy, Z A ^a   Wiederkehr, M R ^a   Ma, J Z ^a   Kasiske, B L ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

allograft; cancer; cardiovascular disease; Hypoalbuminemia; liver disease; nutrition

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; INSULIN; LIPID; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PREDNISONE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLORIMETRY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROTEINURIA; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030053074     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(96)90038-4     Document Type: Article

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