Sex differences in renal transplantation in Canada

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 631-635

  Purdy, Anna ^a   Wilson, Ruth ^a   Godwin, Marshall ^a   Morton, Ross ^a   Toffelmire, Edwin ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032848284     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.631     Document Type: Article

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