Effect of Immigration Status on Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1827-1833

  McEnhill, M E ^a   Brennan, J L ^a   Winnicki, E ^b   Lee, M M ^a   Tavakol, M ^a   Posselt, A M ^a   Stock, P G ^a   Portale, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; BASILIXIMAB; DACLIZUMAB; HLA ANTIGEN; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL FEE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84978924840     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13683     Document Type: Article

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