Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 7 , Pages 1992-1994 , September 2006

Dilemmas in Pediatric Renal Transplantation

  • O.N. Fernando

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Oswald N Fernando, FRCS, FRCS(E), Emeritus Consultant Transplant Surgeon, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK.

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PII: S0041-1345(06)00659-2

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.06.041

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 7 , Pages 1992-1994 , September 2006

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