A retrospective study on the utilization of and expenditure for immunosuppressants for organ transplant recipients in Taiwan - Updated to 2006

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 961-965

  Lee, E K L ^a,b   Cham, T M ^a   Tseng, P L ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

CYCLOSPORINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY;

EID: 77955475702     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.03.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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