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Articles; Medical Biotechnology

Relationship between vitamin D status and immunosuppressive therapy in kidney transplant recipients

Jean Jeanov FilipovDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation, University Hospital ‘Alexandrovska’, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, BulgariaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Borelli Kirilov ZlatkovDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation, University Hospital ‘Alexandrovska’, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Emil Paskalev DimitrovDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation, University Hospital ‘Alexandrovska’, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Dobrin SvinarovLaboratory of Therapeutic Drug Management & Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital ‘Alexandrovska’, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Pages 331-335 | Received 06 Oct 2014, Accepted 27 Oct 2014, Published online: 08 Jan 2015

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