Spousal renal donor transplantation in Chinese subjects: A 10 year experience from a single centre

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 203-206

  Tang, Sydney ^a   Lui, Sing Leung ^a   Lo, Chi Yuen ^a   Lo, Wai Kei ^a   Cheng, Ignatius K P ^a   Lai, Kar Neng ^a   Chan, Tak Mao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ethics; Living related donor; Outcome; Renal transplantation; Spousal donor

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; PREDNISOLONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346025540     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfg492     Document Type: Article

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