Excess of cancer in patients receiving renal transplantation is well-known in Western countries, but information in Japan remains limited. Our study examined whether excess risk is found in patients receiving renal transplantation in Japan. Between 1970 and 1995, 1155 males and 589 females underwent
CAPD—a risk factor in renal transplantation?
✍ Scribed by P. J. Guillou; E. J. Will; A. M. Davison; G. R. Giles
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 366 KB
- Volume
- 71
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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