Effects of changes in the criteria for nationally shared kidney transplants for HLA-matched patients

Transplantation

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 208-212

  Hata, Yoshinobu ^a   Cecka, J Michael ^a   Takemoto, Steven ^a   Ozawa, Miyuki ^a   Cho, Yong W ^a   Terasaki, Paul I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032570252     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199801270-00011     Document Type: Article

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