Pediatric renal transplantation: A review of the UNOS data

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-64

  Michael Cecka, J ^a   Gjertson, David W ^a   Terasaki, Paul I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Kidney; Pediatric; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031195805     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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