Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 62-69 , January 2006

Special Issues in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation

  • Alicia M. Neu

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Alicia M. Neu, MD, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Park 335, Baltimore, MD 21287.

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 Dr. Neu has received unrestricted educational grants from and had a speaker’s agreement with Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd, now Astellas Pharma US, Inc.

PII: S1548-5595(05)00193-X

doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2005.10.001

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 62-69 , January 2006

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