Kidney and liver transplants from donors after cardiac death: Initial experience at the London Health Sciences Centre

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 93-102

  Hernandez Alejandro, Roberto ^a   Caumartin, Yves ^a   Marotta, Paul J ^b   Ghent, Cameron ^b   Levstik, Mark A ^b   Quan, Douglas ^a   Muirhead, Norman ^c   House, Andrew A ^c   McAlister, Vivian ^a   Jevnikar, Anthony M ^c   Luke, Patrick P W ^a   Wall, William ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Division of Gastroenterology   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 77950786743     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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