Best allograft survival from share-35 kidney donors occurs in middlE-Aged adults and young childreN - An analysis of OPTN data

Transplantation

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 319-325

  Moudgil, Asha ^a,d,e   Dharnidharka, Vikas R ^b   Lamb, Kenneth E ^c,d   Meier Kriesche, Herwig Ulf ^d,e  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Currently Astellas   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft function.; Allograft survival; Deceased donors; Kidney transplant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULATIVE GRAFT SURVIVAL; DEATH CENSORED GRAFT SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT AGE; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872906666     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3182719203     Document Type: Article

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