Potential advantages and limitations of applying the chronic kidney disease classification to kidney transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2821-2826

  Gill, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Chronic kidney disease; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DONOR SELECTION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 33751172293     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01556.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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