Efficacy and Cost Analysis for Acitretin for Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Prophylaxis in Renal Transplant Recipients
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Quantification of the Immunosuppressant Tacrolimus on Dried Blood Spots Using LC-MS/MS
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Omar Badri1, Chrysalyne D Schmults1, Pritesh S Karia1,2
1Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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