Long-term follow-up and large patient cohorts: A substitute for randomized controlled trials?

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 483-484

  Curtis, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Allograft survival; Clinical kidney transplantation; Racial and ethnic disparities; Renal function

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDRALAZINE PLUS ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALLOGRAFT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZATION;

COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39649118587     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02148.x     Document Type: Editorial

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