Renal transplantation in the elderly - The Irish experience

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 9-13

  Giblin, L ^a   Hollander, M ^a   Little, D ^a   Hickey, D ^a   Donohoe, J ^a   Walshe, J J ^a   Dorman, A ^a   O'Kelly, P ^a   Conlon, Peter J ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; ELDERLY CARE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IRELAND; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22744456451     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03169122     Document Type: Article

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