Transplantation rate of the blood group B waiting list is increased by using A2 and A2B kidneys

Transplantation

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1714-1717

  Bryan, Christopher F ^a   Shield III, Charles F ^b   Nelson, Paul W ^c   Pierce, George E ^d   Ross, Gilbert ^e   Luger, Alan M ^e   Warady, Bradley A ^f   Helling, Thomas S ^c   Aeder, Mark I ^g   Martinez, John ^h   Hughes, Terry M ^a   Beck, Malcolm L ⁱ   Harrell, Kevin M ^a  

^a Midwest Transplant Network   (United States)

^b Via Christi Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g Research Medical Center Brookside Campus   (United States)

^h St John's Regional Medical Center Joplin   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP A; BLOOD GROUP AB; BLOOD GROUP B; CADAVER KIDNEY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0032573684     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199812270-00025     Document Type: Article

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