Transplantation of kidneys from donors whose hearts have stopped beating

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 221-225

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CADAVER KIDNEY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BRAIN DEATH; CADAVER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032556937     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199801223380403     Document Type: Article

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