Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 2006-2008 , July 2010

Alemtuzumab with Rapid Steroid Taper in Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: Comparison to Induction with Antithymocyte Globulin

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doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.05.090

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 42, Issue 6 , Pages 2006-2008 , July 2010

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