Ischaemic heart disease after renal transplantation: How to assess and minimize the risk

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1075-1077

  Wheeler, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032946480     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.5.1075     Document Type: Article

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