Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 2878-2880 , December 2003

Triple immunosuppression with or without basiliximab in pediatric renal transplantation: acute rejection rates at one year

  • A Duzova

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ali Duzova, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
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  • N Buyan

      Affiliations

    • Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Ankara, Turkey
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  • M Bakkaloglu

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey
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  • A Dalgic

      Affiliations

    • Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Ankara, Turkey
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  • O Soylemezoglu

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Ankara, Turkey
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  • N Besbas

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Ankara, Turkey
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  • A Bakkaloglu

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Ankara, Turkey

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PII: S0041-1345(03)01197-7

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.10.087

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 2878-2880 , December 2003

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