One-year posttransplant renal function is a strong predictor of long-term kidney function: Results from the Neoral-MOST observational study

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2863-2867

  Salvadori, M ^a   Rosati, A ^a   Bock, A ^a   Chapman, J ^a   Dussol, B ^a   Fritsche, L ^a   Jeffery, J ^a   Kliem, V ^a   Lebranchu, Y ^a   Oppenheimer, F ^a   Pohanka, E ^a   Tufveson, G ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

EID: 9144236875     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.10.070     Document Type: Article

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