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A pharmacodynamic investigation of tacrolimus in pediatric liver transplantation

✍ Scribed by Christine E. Staatz; Paul J. Taylor; Stephen V. Lynch; Susan E. Tett

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Weight: 87 KB
Volume: 10
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20065

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