The development of kidney allocation policy

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 974-975

  Stegall, Mark D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CALCULATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PATIENT SELECTION; RECIPIENT; SENSITIZATION; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CADAVER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENTS; POLICY MAKING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 27144484411     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.08.025     Document Type: Editorial

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