Conversion of renal transplant recipients from cyclosporin to low-dose tacrolimus for refractory rejection

Transplant International

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Morris Stiff, G ^a   Talbot, D ^b   Balaji, V ^a   Baboolal, K ^a   Callanan, K ^b   Hails, J ^b   Moore, R ^a   Manas, D ^b   Lord, R ^a   Jurewicz, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin; Kidney transplantation; Rejection; Steroid resistant rejection; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 0031602991     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1998.tb01201.x     Document Type: Article

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