Impact of Hepatitis C Virus on Renal Transplantation: Association With Poor Survival

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1890-1894

  Pedroso, S ^a   Martins, L ^a   Fonseca, I ^a   Dias, L ^a   Henriques, A C ^a   Sarmento, A M ^a   Cabrita, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33746864443     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.06.065     Document Type: Article

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