Corticosteroid withdrawal after renal transplantation in the cyclosporin era. Timing, benefits and risks

BioDrugs

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-149

  Hricik, Donald E ^a,c   Schulak, James A ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030789570     PISSN: 11738804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00063030-199708020-00007     Document Type: Review

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