American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 949-956 , November 2005

Allocation of Deceased Donor Kidneys for Transplantation: Opinions of Patients With CKD

Received 17 May 2005 ,Accepted 12 July 2005.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.07.031 on October 3, 2005.C.C.G. conceived the study, designed the questionnaire, designed the study, analyzed the data, and drafted the manuscript; R.S.C.R. had a major role in designing the questionnaire and drafting the manuscript; C.S. had a major role in designing the questionnaire and collecting and analyzing the data; and A.G. had a major role in collecting the data.

PII: S0272-6386(05)01041-3

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.07.031

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 949-956 , November 2005

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