Causes of Rehospitalization After Renal Transplantation; Does Age of Recipient Matter?

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 970-973

  Nemati, E ^a   Saadat, A R ^a   Hashemi, M ^a   Khoddami Vishteh, H R ^a   Moghani Lankarani, M ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CADAVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 34248541041     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.03.078     Document Type: Article

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