Randomized prospective trial of early steroid withdrawal compared with low-dose steroids in renal transplant recipients using serial protocol biopsies to assess efficacy and safety.

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Published in Surgery on March 01, 2005

Authors

Mark R Laftavi1, Rabie Stephan, Barbara Stefanick, Romesh Kohli, Fadi Dagher, Mary Applegate, John O'Keefe, Drew Pierce, Andrea Rubino, Haley Guzowski, Nicolae Leca, Merril Dayton, Oleh Pankewycz

Author Affiliations

1: Departments of Surgery, SUNY-University at Buffalo, Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, NY, USA.

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