The influence of recipient and donor age on the outcome of first cadaver kidney transplants was analyzed in a series of 1325 pediatric recipients and in 4230 transplants from pediatric kidney donors. Graft survival improved significantly with increasing recipient age (P<0.0001) and donor age (P< 0.0
Age and the immune response in pediatric renal transplantation
β Scribed by R. B. Ettenger
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 236 KB
- Volume
- 151
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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