Evaluating the curative effect of conversion from cyclosporine A to tacrolimus on chronic allograft nephropathy

Journal of Clinical Rehabilitative Tissue Engineering Research

Volumn 11, Issue 51, 2007, Pages 10238-10241

  Yuan, Gang ^a   Li, Qian Sheng ^a   Jin, Feng Shuo ^a   Zhu, F Q ^a   Nie, Z L ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHRONIC ALLOGRAFT NEPHROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 38349125934     PISSN: 16738225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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