Outcome after renal transplantation in children: Results of follow-up by nephrologists in a primary referral center

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 479-483

  Adedoyin, Olanrewaju ^a   Frank, Rachel ^a   Vento, Suzanne ^a   Vergara, Marcela ^a   Gauthier, Bernard ^a   Trachtman, Howard ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Outcome; Post renal transplantation; Primary referral center

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0344845188     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1397-3142.2003.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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