Present situation of renal transplantation and organ donation in Argentina

  • María del Carmen Bacqué Instituto Nacional Central Único Coordinador de Ablación e Implante (INCUCAI), Presidencia, Buenos Aires
  • Augusto Vallejos Instituto Nacional Central Único Coordinador de Ablación e Implante (INCUCAI), Programa de Abordaje Integral de la Enfermedad Renal Crónica (PAIERC), Buenos Aires
  • Liliana Bisigniano Instituto Nacional Central Único Coordinador de Ablación e Implante (INCUCAI), Dirección Científico Técnica, Buenos Aires
Keywords: kidney transplant, organ transplant, chronic kidney disease, procurement of organs, organ donation, survival

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Published
2018-03-01
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Bacqué M del C, Vallejos A, Bisigniano L. Present situation of renal transplantation and organ donation in Argentina. Rev Nefrol Dial Traspl. [Internet]. 2018Mar.1 [cited 2024Nov.24];38(1):1-14. Available from: http://revistarenal.org.ar/index.php/rndt/article/view/293
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