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Editorial
. 2017 Oct;28(10):2829-2831.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2017060657. Epub 2017 Jul 28.

Sex and Kidney Transplantation: Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man?

Phyllis August  1 , Manikkam Suthanthiran  2
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Sex and Kidney Transplantation: Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man?

Phyllis August et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Oct.
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Keywords: gender; transplant outcomes; transplantation.

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