Utilization and outcomes of marginal kidneys - Using kidney donor risk index to move beyond the current labels

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1971-1972

  Friedewald, J J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEATH; DIALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SURVIVAL; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEASED DONOR; EXPANDED CRITERIA DONOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84864475777     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04149.x     Document Type: Editorial

References (3)

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