Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 2141-2144 , September 2004

Impact of fluvastatin on hyperlipidemia after renal transplantation

  • T. Tokumoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology (T.T., K.T., H.I., H.S., N.I., N.G., H.T.), Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Tadahiko Tokumoto, MD, Department of Urology, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 -cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8666 Japan
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  • K. Tanabe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology (T.T., K.T., H.I., H.S., N.I., N.G., H.T.), Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • H. Ishida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology (T.T., K.T., H.I., H.S., N.I., N.G., H.T.), Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • H. Shimmura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology (T.T., K.T., H.I., H.S., N.I., N.G., H.T.), Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • N. Ishikawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology (T.T., K.T., H.I., H.S., N.I., N.G., H.T.), Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • N. Goya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology (T.T., K.T., H.I., H.S., N.I., N.G., H.T.), Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • T. Akiba

      Affiliations

    • Division of Blood Purification (T.A.), Kidney Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • H. Toma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology (T.T., K.T., H.I., H.S., N.I., N.G., H.T.), Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

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PII: S0041-1345(04)00708-0

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.06.027

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 7 , Pages 2141-2144 , September 2004

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