A comparative analysis of the use of mycophenolate mofetil in pediatric vs. adult renal allograft recipients

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-235

  Roberti, Isabel ^a   Reisman, Lewis ^a  

^a SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Mycophenolate mofetil; Pediatric; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACYCLOVIR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID;

EID: 0032785479     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.1999.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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