The Impact of Nonidentical ABO Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant on Kidney Utilization

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-101

  Kayler, Liise K ^a   Segev, Dorry L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; nonidentical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP A; BLOOD GROUP AB; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP B; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953655746     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.01.014     Document Type: Article

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