American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 717-718 , May 2008

Do You Need to Stay in School to Get a Kidney Transplant?

  • Jeffrey C. Fink, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jeffrey C. Fink, MD, MS, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201.

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PII: S0272-6386(08)00578-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.03.006

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 717-718 , May 2008

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