Doctor, should i remain on dialysis or accept the ECD kidney offered to me?

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 748-750

  Heldal, Kristian ^a   Midtvedt, Karsten ^b  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS; EXPANDED CRITERIA DONOR; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84861378690     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.03.002     Document Type: Editorial

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