A lifetime of allograft function with kidneys from older donors

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2483-2493

  Rose, Caren ^a   Schaeffner, Elke ^b   Frei, Ulrich ^b   Gill, Jagbir ^a,c   Gill, John S ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences   (Canada)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALLOGRAFT; DONOR; KIDNEY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR; TRANSPLANTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLOGRAFTS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942881030     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2014080771     Document Type: Article

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