Pre-emptive renal transplantation from living donors in Australia: Effect on allograft and patient survival

Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 535-540

  Milton, Caroline A ^a,b   Russ, Graeme R ^a   Mcdonald, Stephen P ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Living donor; Rejection; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRE EMPTIVE RENAL TRANSPLANTATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 52649108039     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2008.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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