The optimal chain length for kidney paired exchanges: An analysis of the Dutch program

Transplant International

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1120-1125

  De Klerk, Marry ^a,b   Van Der Deijl, Wilfred M ^b   Witvliet, Marian D ^c   Haase Kromwijk, Bernadette J J M ^b   Claas, Frans H J ^c   Weimar, Willem ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Transplant Foundation   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

algorithm; exchange program; kidney transplantation; living donation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HLA MATCHING; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; NETHERLANDS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOFTWARE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 77957593434     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2010.01114.x     Document Type: Article

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