The living organ donor network: A model registry for living kidney donors

Clinical Transplantation, Supplement

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 33-38

  McCune, Thomas R ^a,b   Armata, Thomas ^b   Mendez Picon, Gerardo ^c   Yium, Jackson ^d   Zabari, Gazi B ^e   Crandall, Betty ^a   Spicer, Helen G ^c   Blanton, Jack ^b   Thacker, Leroy R ^b  

^a SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b South Eastern Organ Procurem Found   (United States)

^c Henrico Doctors' Hospital   (United States)

^d Erlanger Medical Center   (United States)

^e Willis Knighton Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial risks of donation; Kidney donation complications; Living kidney donation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; FAMILY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INSURANCE; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 4544359845     PISSN: 13996738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2004.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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