Outcome of overseas commercial kidney transplantation: An Australian perspective

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 224-227

  Kennedy, Sean E ^a,b   Shen, Yvonne ^a,b   Charlesworth, John A ^a,b   Mackie, James D ^a,b   Mahony, John D ^a,b   Kelly, John J P ^a,b   Pussell, Bruce A ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Illawara Regional Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAW; LIVING DONOR; MYCOSIS; PRISONER; PUNISHMENT; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 14844344777     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06671.x     Document Type: Review

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