Tacrolimus versus cyclosporin for immunosuppression in renal transplantation: meta-analysis of randomised trials.

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Published in BMJ on April 24, 1999

Authors

G A Knoll1, R C Bell

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada. gknoll@ogh.on.ca

Associated clinical trials:

BK Virus Post-Kidney Transplant: New Practice Versus Traditional Approach | NCT02758288

A Trial Comparing Prograf and Neoral Use in Kidney Transplant Recipients of Hispanic Ethnicity | NCT00983645

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