Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 39, Issue 10 , Pages 2961-2963 , December 2007

Gender Bias in Renal Transplantation: Are Women Alone Donating Kidneys in India?

  • M.M. Bal

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Munita Meenu Bal, Department of Immunopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
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  • B. Saikia

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PII: S0041-1345(07)01079-2

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.08.089

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 39, Issue 10 , Pages 2961-2963 , December 2007

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