Live donor renal transplantation in Australia 1964-1999: An evolving practice

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 569-574

  Prasad, S ^a   Russ, G ^b,c   Faull, Randall ^a,c  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Living donor; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CADAVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIALYSIS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036982123     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2002.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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