Morbidity and mortality after living kidney donation, 1999-2001: Survey of United States transplant centers

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 830-834

  Matas, Arthur J ^a   Bartlett, Stephen T ^b   Leichtman, Alan B ^c   Delmonico, Francis L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney donor; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEPHRECTOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEPHRECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038575400     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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