'Tie breaker' for HLA matching in pediatric renal transplant recipients?

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1970-1971

  Hoyer, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD ISCHEMIA; EDITORIAL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HLA MATCHING; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECIPIENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 51849147472     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02379.x     Document Type: Editorial

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