Recipient age as an independent risk factor for chronic renal allograft failure
โ Scribed by H.-U Meier-Kriesche; A.O Ojo; J.A Arndorfer; F.K Port; J.C Magee; A.B Leichtman; J.D Punch; B Kaplan
- Book ID
- 117230500
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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