Impact of HCV infection on first cadaveric renal transplantation, a single center experience

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-266

  Lin, Hsin Hung ^a   Huang, Chiu Ching ^b   Huang, Jeng Yi ^a   Yang, Chih Wei ^a   Wu, Mai Szu ^a   Fang, Ji Tseng ^a   Yu, Chun Chen ^a   Chiang, Yang Jen ^a   Chu, Sheng Hsieh ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; PREDNISOLONE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; CADAVER; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 2942613327     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2004.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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