Short-term results of ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation: Comparison with ABO-compatible grafts

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-18

  Hwang, Jeong Kye ^a   Kim, Sang Il ^a   Choi, Bum Soon ^a   Yang, Cheol Woo ^a   Kim, Yong Soo ^a   Moon, Sung ^a   Kim, Ji Il ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ABO incompatible; Kidney transplantation; Short term result

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051869148     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2011.81.1.10     Document Type: Article

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