Effects of High-Risk Kidneys on Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Program Quality Reports

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2646-2653

  Snyder, J J ^a,b   Salkowski, N ^a   Wey, A ^a   Israni, A K ^a,b,c   Schold, J D ^d   Segev, D L ^a,e   Kasiske, B L ^a,b  

^a MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

clinical research practice; donors and donation: deceased; kidney transplantation nephrology; organ acceptance; organ procurement and allocation; Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN); Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84984598834     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13783     Document Type: Article

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