Kidney transplantation in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia began 16 years ago. In this relatively short period, transplantation has developed so quickly that Saudi Arabia currently has the largest cadaveric kidney transplantation program in the Moslem world. This article illustrates the achievements and
A 14-year experience with kidney transplantation
✍ Scribed by Richard Weil; Gerhard P. J. Schröter; John C. West; Thomas E. Starzl
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 768 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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