Variations in the assessment practice for renal transplantation across the United Kingdom

Transplantation

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 407-410

  Akolekar, Deepika ^a   Oniscu, Gabriel C ^a   Forsythe, John L R ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular comorbidity; Renal transplantation; Transplant assessment; Variations

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CADAVER KIDNEY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEROLOGY; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 40049090530     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181629bac     Document Type: Article

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