Association of gender and access to cadaveric renal transplantation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 733-738

  Bloembergen, Wendy E ^a   Mauger, Elizabeth A ^b   Wolfe, Robert A ^b   Port, Friedrich K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Female; Kidney transplant; Recipient; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECIPIENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030832909     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90076-7     Document Type: Article

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