Calcineurin inhibitor-free immunosuppression in renal transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2759-2761

  Parada, B ^a   Mota, A ^a   Nunes, P ^a   MacArio F ^a   Pratas, J ^a   Bastos, C ^a   Figueiredo, A ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CREATININE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 25144506183     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.05.044     Document Type: Article

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