Efficacy of antiviral therapy for hepatitis C after liver transplantation with cyclosporine and tacrolimus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-48

  Rabie, Rania ^a   Mumtaz, Khalid ^a   Renner, Eberhard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 84871971269     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.23516     Document Type: Review

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