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Is early steroid withdrawal after liver transplantation feasible with tacrolimus monotherapy?

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The synopsis was written by Rachel Jones, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. GT Everson is Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Director of Hepatology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO, USA.,

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Everson, G. Is early steroid withdrawal after liver transplantation feasible with tacrolimus monotherapy?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 5, 194–195 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep1073

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