Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 208-217 , August 2006

Pediatric renal transplantation with considerations for successful outcomes

  • Oscar Salvatierra Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Oscar Salvatierra Jr, MD, Stanford University Medical Center, Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program, 703 Welch Road, Suite H-2, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
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  • Maria Millan, MD
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  • Waldo Concepcion, MD

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PII: S1055-8586(06)00031-X

doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2006.03.007

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 208-217 , August 2006

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