Selective treatment of early acute rejection after liver transplantation: Effects on liver, infection rate, and outcome

Transplant International

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-44

  Klompniaker, I J ^a   Gouw, A S H ^a   Haagsma, E B ^a   Tenvergert, E M ^a   Verwer, R ^a   Slooff, M J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute rejection, liver transplantation; Liver transplantation, acute rejection

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RATE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031060346     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1997.tb00534.x     Document Type: Article

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