Outcomes of steroid-avoidance protocols in pediatric kidney transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3441-3448

  Nehus, E ^a   Goebel, J ^a   Abraham, E ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute rejection; graft survival; kidney transplant; pediatrics; steroid avoidance

Indexed keywords

MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROID THERAPY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEROIDS; SURVIVAL RATE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 84870491282     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04278.x     Document Type: Article

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