Anemia after kidney transplantation - Is the incidence increasing?

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 771-772

  Hricik, Donald E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANEMIA; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PHLEBOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECIPIENT; REVIEW;

ANEMIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0038690333     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.00174.x     Document Type: Review

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