Understanding the influence of ethnicity on renal allograft survival

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2603-2604

  Young, Carlton J ^a   Gaston, Robert S ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; ETHNOLOGY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; ORGAN DONOR; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEGRO; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644801442     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01118.x     Document Type: Editorial

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