A Recipient Risk Score for Deceased Donor Renal Allocation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 284-293

  Baskin Bey, Edwina S ^a   Kremers, Walter ^a   Nyberg, Scott L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

graft survival; Kidney transplantation; supply

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33846495076     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.10.018     Document Type: Article

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