Half of kidney transplant candidates who are older than 60 years now placed on the waiting list will die before receiving a deceased-donor transplant
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2009•journals.lww.com
Half of Kidney Transplant Candidates Who Are Older than 60 Y... : Clinical Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology Half of Kidney Transplant Candidates Who Are Older than 60
Years Now Placed on the Waiting List Will Die before Receiving a Deceased-Donor Transplant :
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American Society of Nephrology Half of Kidney Transplant Candidates Who Are Older than 60
Years Now Placed on the Waiting List Will Die before Receiving a Deceased-Donor Transplant :
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ASN Publications CJASN JASN
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Abstract
Background and objectives: Waiting times to deceased-donor transplantation (DDTx) have significantly increased in the past decade. This trend particularly affects older candidates given a high mortality rate on dialysis.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins