Gender bias in Iranian living kidney transplantation program: A national report

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 528-534

  Taheri, Saeed ^a   Alavian, Seyed M ^b   Einollahi, Behzad ^b   Nafar, Mohsen ^c  

^a Dr Taheri Medical Research Group   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ethics; Gender; Iran; Living donation; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; IRAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955741367     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01120.x     Document Type: Article

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