The Cost of Kidney Transplantation in Iran

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 927-929

  Nourbala, M H ^a   Einollahi, B ^a   Kardavani, B ^a   Khoddami Vishte, H R ^a   Assari, S ^a   Mahdavi Mazdeh, M ^a   Simforoosh, N ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IRAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEES AND CHARGES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; IRAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 34248556071     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.03.056     Document Type: Article

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