Successful long-term outcomes using pediatric en bloc kidneys for transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 337-342

  Hiramoto, Jade S ^a   Freise, Chris E ^a   Randall, Henry R ^b   Bretan, Peter N ^c   Tomlanovich, Stephen ^a   Stock, Peter G ^a   Hirose, Ryutaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcome; Pediatric en bloc kidneys

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OKT 3; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; JUVENILE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 0036556176     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2002.20408.x     Document Type: Article

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