Underestimating the risk in living kidney donation

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 127-128

  Glannon, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EDITORIAL; ETHICS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONOR; METHODOLOGY; NEPHRECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPLANTATION;

CADAVER; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; NEPHRECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 40649115041     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.020958     Document Type: Editorial

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