Association between waiting times for kidney transplantation and rates of live donation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2406-2413

  Segev, D L ^a   Gentry, S E ^a,b   Montgomery, R A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Live donation; Organ allocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CADAVER; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LIVING DONORS; REGISTRIES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34548363818     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01922.x     Document Type: Article

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