Use of recombinant erythropoietin in a pregnant renal transplant recipient

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 448-451

  Thorp, Micah ^a   Pulliam, Joseph ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Northwest Renal Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Erythropoietin; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; CREATININE; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 0031711846     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013369     Document Type: Article

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