Risks versus benefits of living kidney donation

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-159

  Asolati, Massimo ^a   Matas, Arthur J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 33845806438     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: 15317013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075200-200306000-00005     Document Type: Review

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