Thymoglobuline use in pediatric heart transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 591-593

  Parisi, Francesco ^a   Danesi, H ^a   Squitieri, C ^a   Di Chiara, L ^a   Rava L ^a   Di Donato, R M ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MYCOSIS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0038329162     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(02)00813-6     Document Type: Article

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