Renal Transplantation in Patients Over 60 Years of Age: A Single-Center Experience

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1885-1889

  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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DEATH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746904282     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.06.061     Document Type: Article

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