Corticosteroid minimization in renal transplantation: Careful patient selection enables feasibility.

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Published in World J Transplant on December 24, 2016

Authors

Georgios Vlachopanos1, Julie M Bridson1, Ajay Sharma1, Ahmed Halawa1

Author Affiliations

1: Georgios Vlachopanos, Department of Nephrology, Rethymnon General Hospital, 74100 Rethymnon, Greece.

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