Editorial: Living donor nephrectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-62

  Barry, John M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVING DONOR; NEPHRECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0348109418     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000102204.49867.c1     Document Type: Editorial

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