Balancing rejection and infection with respect to age, race, and gender: Clues acquired from 17 years of cardiac transplantation data

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 966-972

  George, James F ^a   Pamboukian, Salpy V ^b   Tallaj, José A ^b   Naftel, David C ^a   Myers, Susan L ^a   Foushee, Margaret T ^a   Brown, Robert N ^a   Pajaro, Octavio E ^a   McGiffin, David C ^a   Kirklin, James K ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Hazard; Immuno suppersion; Infection; Mulitinstitutional; Multivariable; Outcomes; Rejection

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GRAFT REJECTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; DEMOGRAPHY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650934201     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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