American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 95-101 , July 2010

The Impact of Nonidentical ABO Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant on Kidney Utilization

  • Liise K. Kayler, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Shands Hospital at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Liise K. Kayler, MD, MS, 1600 SW Archer Rd, PO Box 100118, Rm 6142, Gainesville, FL 32610
    • ,
  • Dorry L. Segev, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Received 23 September 2009 ,Accepted 5 January 2010.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.01.014 on March 29, 2010.

PII: S0272-6386(10)00479-8

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.01.014

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 95-101 , July 2010

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