Safety of kidney biopsy in pediatric transplantation: A report of the controlled clinical trials in pediatric transplantation trial of induction therapy study group

Transplantation

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 544-547

  Benfield, Mark R ^a   Herrin, John ^b   Feld, Leonard ^c   Rose, Stephen ^d   Stablein, Donald ^e   Tejani, Amir ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e EMMES Corp   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^g NAPRTCS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; OKT 3;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOMA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0033608469     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199902270-00010     Document Type: Article

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