Renal transplantation in older adults: Is graft survival affected by age? A case control study

Transplantation

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 790-794

  Lufft, Volkmar ^a,b   Kliem, Volker ^a   Tusch, Günter ^a   Dannenberg, Bettina ^a   Brunkhorst, Reinhard ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; PREDNISOLONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034654334     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200003150-00019     Document Type: Article

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