Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 50-52 , January 2008

Quality of Life Analysis of Renal Donors

  • G. Tellioglu

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery Department and Transplantation Unit, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Gurkan Tellioglu, MD, General Surgery Department and Transplantation Unit, Haydarpasa Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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  • I. Berber

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery Department and Transplantation Unit, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • I. Yatkin

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Clinic, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • B. Yigit

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery Department and Transplantation Unit, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • T. Ozgezer

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery Department and Transplantation Unit, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • S. Gulle

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery Department and Transplantation Unit, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • G. Isitmangil

      Affiliations

    • Renal Transplantation and Immunology Unit, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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  • M. Caliskan

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Clinic, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • I. Titiz

      Affiliations

    • General Surgery Department and Transplantation Unit, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

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PII: S0041-1345(07)01379-6

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.11.030

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 50-52 , January 2008

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