Successful expansion of the living donor pool by alternative living donation programs

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2150-2156

  Roodnat, J I ^a   Kal Van Gestel, J A ^a   Zuidema, W ^a   Van Noord, M A A ^a   Van De Wetering, J ^a   Ijzermans, J N M ^a   Weimar, W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ABO incompatibility; Anonymous donation; Domino paired transplantation; Domino transplant; Donor exchange; Donor pool; Kidney exchanges; Living donor transplantation; Paired kidney exchange; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; DONOR SELECTION; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; ALTRUISM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 69149095911     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02745.x     Document Type: Article

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