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Impact of acute rejection on development of chronic rejection in pediatric renal transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Matas Arthur J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2000.00096.x
Subject(s) - medicine , renal transplant , kidney transplant , intensive care medicine , graft rejection , chronic renal failure , transplantation , kidney transplantation
Abstract: For pediatric kidney transplant recipients, chronic rejection has become the predominant cause of graft loss. This article reviews risk factors for chronic rejection and what can be done to lower the risk of chronic rejection for future transplant recipients.