Renal allograft loss during transition to adult healthcare services among pediatric renal transplant patients

Transplantation

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1733-1736

  Koshy, Susan M ^a   Hebert, Diane ^b,c   Lam, Kelvin ^d   Stukel, Therese A ^c,d   Guttmann, Astrid ^b,c,d  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Renal transplant; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; ONTARIO; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 67649625469     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181a63ed9     Document Type: Article

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