Pregnancy outcomes in kidney transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2388-2404

  Deshpande, N A ^a   James, N T ^a   Kucirka, L M ^a   Boyarsky, B J ^a   Garonzik Wang, J M ^a   Montgomery, R A ^a   Segev, D L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Meta analysis; Pregnancy after transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT; BIRTH RATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857192086     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03656.x     Document Type: Review

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