The state of kidney transplantation in the United States

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 453-455

  Wolfe, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30744469091     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2005.00087.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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