Substantial variation in the acceptance of medically complex live kidney donors across US renal transplant centers

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2062-2070

  Reese, P P ^a   Feldman, H I ^a   McBride, M A ^b   Anderson, K ^b   Asch, D A ^a,c   Bloom, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Live donor; Outcomes research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 51849148353     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02361.x     Document Type: Article

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