Baseline characteristics of participants in the Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction in Transplantation (FAVORIT) Trial.

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Published in Am J Kidney Dis on November 20, 2008

Authors

Andrew G Bostom1, Myra A Carpenter, Lawrence Hunsicker, Paul F Jacques, John W Kusek, Andrew S Levey, Joyce L McKenney, Renee Y Mercier, Marc A Pfeffer, Jacob Selhub, FAVORIT Study Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Folic Acid for Vascular Outcome Reduction In Transplantation (FAVORIT) (FAVORIT) | NCT00064753

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