Conversion of liver allograft recipients from cyclosporine to FK 506-based immunosuppression: benefits and pitfalls.

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Published in Transplant Proc on February 01, 1991

Authors

J J Fung1, S Todo, A Tzakis, A Demetris, A Jain, K Abu-Elmaged, M Alessiani, T E Starzl

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15213.

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