Immunosuppression with antithymocyte globulin in renal transplantation: Better long-term graft survival

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2755-2758

  Martins, L ^a   Fonseca, I ^a   Almeida, M ^a   Henriques, A C ^a   Dias, L ^a   Sarmento, A M ^a   Cabrita, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DONOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144498720     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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