Treatment of Anemia in Renal Transplantation: Impact of a Stricter Application of Hemoglobin Targets

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2916-2918

  Gentil, M A ^a   Perez Valdivia M A ^a   Gonzalez Roncero F M ^a   Lopez Mendoza M ^a   Cabello, V ^a   Bernal, G ^a   Suner M ^a   Pereira, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CREATININE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 55749112471     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.08.084     Document Type: Article

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