Access to pancreas transplantation should not be restricted because of age: Invited commentary on Schenker et al.

Transplant International

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-135

  Gruessner, Angelika C ^a   Sutherland, David E R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; DIALYSIS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL TIME; UREMIA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EUROPE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651094416     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2010.01180.x     Document Type: Note

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