Screening for sickle trait among potential live kidney donors: Policies and practices in US transplant centers

Transplant International

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 328-331

  Reese, Peter Philip ^a,d   Hoo, Aaron Christopher ^b   Magee, Colm Christopher ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Live donor; Renal transplantation; Sickle trait

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40449135122     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2007.00611.x     Document Type: Article

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