Paired kidney donations to expand the living donor pool

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 699-707

  Ferrari, Paolo ^a,b   De Klerk, Mark ^c  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Altruistic donation; Blood group incompatibility; Highly sensitized recipients; Kidney transplantation; Living kidney donation; Paired kidney exchange

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; CADAVER DONOR; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HLA MATCHING; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOADSORPTION; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; NEPHRECTOMY; PAIRED KIDNEY EXCHANGE;

ALTRUISM; DIRECTED TISSUE DONATION; GIFT GIVING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MEDICAL TOURISM; NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 72149090650     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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