Effect of Donors super(1) Intravenous Drug Use, Cigarette Smoking, and Alcohol Dependence on Kidney Transplant Outcome

Background. The shortage of organ donors for kidney transplants has made the expansion of the kidney donor pool a clinically significant issue. Previous studies suggest that kidneys from donors with a history of intravenous (IV) drug, cigarette, and/or alcohol use are considered to be a risky choice...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transplantation 2005-08, Vol.80 (4), p.482-486
Hauptverfasser:	Lin, S J, Koford, J K, Baird, B C, Hurdle, J F, Krikov, S, Habib, AN, Goldfarb-Rumyantzev, A S
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Sprache:	eng
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