Duplex Sonographic Measurements in Allografted Kidneys: A Cross-Sectional Study

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1103-1107

  Nouri Majelan, N ^a   Nafici, R ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CREATININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 34248534306     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.03.039     Document Type: Article

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