Allocation of Deceased Donor Kidneys: Past, Present, and Future

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 882-890

  Danovitch, Gabriel M ^a   Cecka, J Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Deceased donor; Ethics; Human leukocyte antigens (HLA); Organ allocation; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ETHICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0142250931     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajkd.2003.07.017     Document Type: Review

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