Maximizing the success of transplantation with kidneys from older donors

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 354, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-413

  Delmonico, Francis L ^a,c   Burdick, James F ^b  

^a OPTN ^*  (United States)

^b HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^c New England Organ Bank   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DONOR; EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGE FACTORS; BIOPSY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 31344477330     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe058277     Document Type: Editorial

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