Trials and tribulations of steroid withdrawal after kidney transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-266

  Meier Kriesche, H U ^a   Magee, J C ^b   Kaplan, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROEMULSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 38149077367     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02084.x     Document Type: Editorial

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