One kidney for life

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1473-1474

  Montgomery, R A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; CHIMERA; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; TRANSPLANTATION TOLERANCE;

GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION TOLERANCE;

EID: 84902971627     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12772     Document Type: Editorial

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