Cyclosporine versus tacrolimus: cost-effectiveness analysis for renal transplantation in Brazil

OBJECTIVE To analyze the cost-effectiveness of treatment regimens with cyclosporine or tacrolimus, five years after renal transplantation. METHODS This cost-effectiveness analysis was based on historical cohort data obtained between 2000 and 2004 and involved 2,022 patients treated with cyclosporine...

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Main Authors: Augusto Afonso Guerra Júnior, Grazielle Dias Silva, Eli Iola Gurgel Andrade, Mariângela Leal Cherchiglia, Juliana de Oliveira Costa, Alessandra Maciel Almeida, Francisco de Assis Acurcio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102015000100209&lng=en&tlng=en