Quality of life after donor nephrectomy

Editorial

Nick Townell. BMJ. 2006.

. 2006 Jul 29;333(7561):209-10.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7561.209.

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Comment on

Comparison of laparoscopic and mini incision open donor nephrectomy: single blind, randomised controlled clinical trial.
Kok NF, Lind MY, Hansson BM, Pilzecker D, Mertens zur Borg IR, Knipscheer BC, Hazebroek EJ, Dooper IM, Weimar W, Hop WC, Adang EM, van der Wilt GJ, Bonjer HJ, van der Vliet JA, IJzermans JN. Kok NF, et al. BMJ. 2006 Jul 29;333(7561):221. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38886.618947.7C. Epub 2006 Jul 17. BMJ. 2006. PMID: 16847014 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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