The transition of kidney transplant recipients: A work in progress

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1055-1060

  Chaturvedi, Swasti ^a,b   Jones, Colin L ^a,c   Walker, Rowan G ^a,d   Sawyer, Susan M ^b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Kidney; Nephrology; Transition; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEPHRONOPHTHISIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63649127136     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-009-1124-y     Document Type: Article

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