World Kidney Day 2012: The Global Role of Kidney Transplantation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 319-324

  Garcia Garcia, Guillermo ^a   Harden, Paul N ^b   Chapman, Jeremy R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84859931194     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.01.004     Document Type: Editorial

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