Randomized clinical trial of tacrolimus- vs cyclosporine-based immunosuppression in pediatric heart transplantation: Preliminary results at 15-month follow-up

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 190-194

  Pollock BarZiv, Stacey M ^a   Dipchand, Anne I ^a   McCrindle, Brian W ^a   Nalli, Nadya ^a   West, Lori J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13444263688     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.11.006     Document Type: Article

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