Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 358-367 , July 2010

The Evolving Challenge of Evaluating Older Renal Transplant Candidates

  • Erica L. Hartmann

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Erica L. Hartmann, MD, Department of Internal Medicine-Nephrology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC 27157.
    • ,
  • Christine Wu

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doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2010.03.012

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 358-367 , July 2010

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