Conversion From Twice-Daily to Once-Daily Tacrolimus Administration in Liver Transplant Patient

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1322-1324

  Merli, M ^a   Di Menna, S ^a   Giusto, M ^a   Giannelli, V ^a   Lucidi, C ^a   Loria, I ^a   Ginanni Corradini, S ^a   Mennini, G ^a   Rossi, M ^a  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SAFETY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CREATININE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 77952555675     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.04.012     Document Type: Article

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