Severe stomatitis complicating immune-suppressive switch after cardiac transplantation

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 339-341

  Vermeulen, T ^a   Rodrigus, I E ^a   Vrints, C J ^a   Conraads, V ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aphthous ulceration; Everolimus; Heart transplantation; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954473526     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2010.11680629     Document Type: Article

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