Renal transplantation: Strategies to prevent organ rejection - The role of an Inter-Regional Reference Center

Contributions to Nephrology

Volumn 146, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-10

  Cardillo, Massimo ^a   Poli, Francesca ^a   Barraco, Fiorenza ^a   De Fazio, Nicola ^a   Rossini, Giuseppe ^a   Boschiero, Luigi ^b   Nocera, Arcangelo ^c   Rigotti, Paolo ^d   Marchini, Francesco ^d   Zacchello, Graziella ^d   Zanon, Gianfranco ^d   Sandrini, Silvio ^e   Chiaramonte, Stefano ^f   Maresca, Cristina ^g   Caldara, Rossana ^h   Messa, Piergiorgio ^a   Berardinelli, Luisa ^a   Ambrosini, Andrea ⁱ   Montanaro, Domenico ^j   Rampino, Teresa ^k   Minetti, Enrico ^l   Gotti, Eliana ^m   Ghio, Luciana ⁿ   Ginevri, Fabrizio ^o   Albertario, Fulvio ^p   Scalamogna, Mario ^a   more..

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b BORGO TRENTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^f Azienda Ospedaliera S Bortolo   (Italy)

^g CA FONCELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ Azienda Ospedaliera Fondazione Macchi   (Italy)

^j SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^l FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^m OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

ⁿ PARKINSON INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^o G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^p CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DONOR; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ITALY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REGISTER; REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; ITALY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGISTRIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 16544383454     PISSN: 03025144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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