Survival advantage of pediatric recipients of a first kidney transplant among children awaiting kidney transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2600-2606

  Gillen, D L ^a   Stehman Breen, C O ^b,c   Smith, J M ^d   McDonald, R A ^d   Warady, B A ^e   Brandt, J R ^f   Wong, C S ^f  

^a Ringgold Standard Institution Informatics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c AMGEN INC   (United States)

^d SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mortality; Pediatric nephrology; Pediatric renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEDIATRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 55949086604     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02410.x     Document Type: Article

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