The aggressive phenotype: Center-level patterns in the utilization of suboptimal kidneys

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 400-408

  Garonzik Wang, J M ^a   James, N T ^a   Weatherspoon, K C ^a   Deshpande, N A ^a   Berger, J A ^a   Hall, E C ^a,b   Montgomery, R A ^a   Segev, D L ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Extended criteria donors; graft acceptance; kidney transplantation; transplant centers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSIVENESS; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84856420915     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03789.x     Document Type: Article

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