## Abstract Transplant rejection of solid organs remains a threat to thousands of patients despite modern immunosuppressive regimens. The currently available drugs are associated with severe complications such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, risk of infections, and malignancies a
Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Lung Transplantation
✍ Scribed by ToddL. Astor; David Weill
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1203-4754
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