American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 974-975 , November 2005

The Development of Kidney Allocation Policy

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.08.025 on October 3, 2005.

PII: S0272-6386(05)01324-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.08.025

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 974-975 , November 2005

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