Pancreatic transplantation after thirty years: Still room for improvement

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 408-410

  Bartlett, Stephen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

CANDIDIASIS; HUMAN; NOTE; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0030267824     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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