Human leukocyte antigen in the allocation of kidneys from cadaveric donors in the United States

Transplantation

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 610-614

  Ting, Alan ^a   Edwards, Leah Bennett ^b  

^a UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALGORITHM; ASIAN; CADAVER DONOR; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HISPANIC; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CADAVER; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MINORITY GROUPS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442286839     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000103724.27166.AD     Document Type: Review

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