Induction With and Without Antithymocyte Globulin Combined With Cyclosporine/Tacrolimus-Based Immunosuppression in Renal Transplantation: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3671-3676

  Tian, J H ^a   Wang, X ^a   Yang, K H ^a   Liu, A P ^b   Luo, X F ^a   Zhang, J ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Anal and Test Ctr of Gansu Prov   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; FEVER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEUKOPENIA; LONG TERM CARE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SERUM SICKNESS; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CYCLOSPORINE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RISK; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 71749116888     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.06.184     Document Type: Article

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