The Pittsburgh randomized trial of tacrolimus compared to cyclosporine for hepatic transplantation.

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Published in J Am Coll Surg on August 01, 1996

Authors

J J Fung1, M Eliasziw, S Todo, A Jain, A J Demetris, J P McMichael, T E Starzl, P Meier, A Donner

Author Affiliations

1: Pittsburgh Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USA.

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