Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 2863-2867 , December 2003

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

  • M Salvadori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Maurizio Salvadori, MD, Careggi University Hospital, Renal Unit, Viale Pieraccini 18, Tuscany, Florence 50139, Italy.
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  • A Rosati

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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  • A Bock

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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  • J Chapman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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  • B Dussol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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  • L Fritsche

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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  • J Jeffery

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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  • V Kliem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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  • Y Lebranchu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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  • F Oppenheimer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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  • E Pohanka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy
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  • G Tufveson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Renal Transplantation, Careggi University Hospital, Tuscany, Florence, Italy

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PII: S0041-1345(03)01180-1

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.10.070

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 2863-2867 , December 2003

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