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Editorial
. 2014 Mar;9(3):443-4.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.00470114. Epub 2014 Feb 20.

Procurement biopsies in kidneys retrieved for transplantation

Sayeed Khan Malek  1
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Editorial

Procurement biopsies in kidneys retrieved for transplantation

Sayeed Khan Malek. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: kidney biopsy; renal transplantation; transplant outcomes.

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