Panning for gold: screening for potential live kidney donors
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Panning for gold: screening for potential live kidney donors.
BACKGROUND Living donation is one method of addressing the gulf between supply and demand for kidney transplants. However, few manage to complete the extensive work up procedure. This study reviews the reasons for failure to complete the live donor renal assessment and suggests options, which may improve the situation. METHODS Retrospective analysis of data collected over 5 years between 1997...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0931-0509,1460-2385
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh045