Kidney transplantation with rabbit antithymocyte globulin induction and sirolimus monotherapy
β Scribed by S John Swanson; Douglas A Hale; Roslyn B Mannon; David E Kleiner; Linda C Cendales; Christine E Chamberlain; Shirley M Polly; David M Harlan; Allan D Kirk
- Book ID
- 117282179
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 218 KB
- Volume
- 360
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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