Clinical consequences of non adherence to immunosuppressive medication in kidney transplant patients

Transplant International

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-446

  Denhaerynck, Kris ^a   Burkhalter, Felix ^b   Schäfer Keller, Petra ^a,c   Steiger, Jürg ^c   Bock, Andeas ^b   De Geest, Sabina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Kidney transplantation; Outcome; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; AGED; CREATININE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 61849115055     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2008.00820.x     Document Type: Article

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