Steroid Avoidance or Withdrawal Regimens in Paediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

BACKGROUND:We combined the outcomes of all randomised controlled trials to investigate the safety and efficacy of steroid avoidance or withdrawal (SAW) regimens in paediatric kidney transplantation compared with steroid-based (SB) regimens. METHODS:A systematic literature search of PubMed, Embase, C...

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Main Authors: Huanxi Zhang, Yitao Zheng, Longshan Liu, Qian Fu, Jun Li, Qingshan Huang, Huijiao Liu, Ronghai Deng, Changxi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4798578?pdf=render