Variations in living donor graft rates by dialysis clinic: Effect on outcome and cost of chronic renal failure therapy

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 351-355

  Baltzan, M A ^a,b   Ahmed, S ^a   Baltzan, R B ^a   Marshall, R P ^a   Thoma, E L ^a   Nicol, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Baltzan Clinic   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incidence; Living donor renal grafts; Nephrologist's attitude; Renal graft outcome graft; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CANADA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; CADAVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SASKATCHEWAN; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030912107     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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