Renal Transplantation: Older Recipients and Donors

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 687-707

  Morrissey, Paul E ^a   Yango, Angelito F ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CASE REPORT; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIALYSIS; DONOR SELECTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVING DONOR; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECIPIENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745875611     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2006.04.005     Document Type: Review

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