Growth and renal function after steroid-free tacrolimus-based immunosuppression in children with renal transplants

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 689-694

  Ellis, Demetrius ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Steroid withdrawal; Tacrolimus; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034045568     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670000335     Document Type: Conference Paper

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