Antibody induction therapy in adult kidney transplantation: A controversy continues.

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Published in World J Transplant on April 24, 2012

Authors

Kanwaljit K Chouhan1, Rubin Zhang

Author Affiliations

1: Kanwaljit K Chouhan, Rubin Zhang, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States.

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