Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 7 , Pages 1971-1973 , September 2006

Routine Screening for the Functional Asymmetry of Potential Kidney Donors

  • C.K. Oh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-721, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Chang-Kwon Oh, MD, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-721, Korea.
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  • S.N. Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-721, Korea
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  • B.M. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-721, Korea
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  • J.H. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-721, Korea
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  • S.J. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-721, Korea
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  • H. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-721, Korea.
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  • G.T. Shin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 5 Wonchon-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, 443-721, Korea.

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PII: S0041-1345(06)00640-3

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.06.022

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 7 , Pages 1971-1973 , September 2006

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