American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 56, Issue 5 , Pages 947-960 , November 2010

A Simple Tool to Predict Outcomes After Kidney Transplant

  • Bertram L. Kasiske, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Bertram L. Kasiske, MD, Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55415
    • ,
  • Ajay K. Israni, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Jon J. Snyder, PhD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Melissa A. Skeans, MS

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Yi Peng, MS

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Eric D. Weinhandl, MS

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN

Received 16 February 2010 ,Accepted 22 June 2010.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.06.020 on September 1, 2010.

PII: S0272-6386(10)01143-1

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.06.020

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 56, Issue 5 , Pages 947-960 , November 2010

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