Comparing the dynamics of kidney and liver transplantation waiting list in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil [3]

Transplantation

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1209-1211

  Chaib, Eleazar ^a,b   Massad, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CADAVER DONOR; CADAVER KIDNEY; COLD ISCHEMIA; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SURVIVAL;

BRAZIL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 36248997162     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000287192.32090.2b     Document Type: Letter

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