Long-term renal allograft survival in the United States: A critical reappraisal

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 450-462

  Lamb, K E ^a   Lodhi, S ^a   Meier Kriesche, Herwig Ulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Graft half life; Graft survival; Kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951972080     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03283.x     Document Type: Article

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