Living unrelated donor renal transplantation: A single center experience

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 223-225

  Taylor, Gregory S ^a   Prather, Jonathan C ^b   Norman, Douglas J ^b   De Mattos, Angelo M ^b   Mogilishetty, Gautham ^b   Conlin, Michael J ^a   Barry, John M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Health and Science University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Living donors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LIVING UNRELATED DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20444489160     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000162058.64983.b9     Document Type: Article

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