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. 2017 Dec 7;12(12):2060-2062.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.07520717. Epub 2017 Nov 21.

Early Experience with the New Kidney Allocation System: A Perspective from a Transplant Center

John J Friedewald  1 , Nicole Turgeon  2
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Early Experience with the New Kidney Allocation System: A Perspective from a Transplant Center

John J Friedewald et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Humans; Tissue Donors; Tissue and Organ Procurement; kidney transplantation.

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Figure 1.
Deceased donor transplants by recipient age for the time period 1 year post-KAS, 2 years post-KAS, and compared to their percentage makeup of the overall waitlist as of November 30, 2016 (reprinted from Ref. on the basis of OPTN data as of July 16, 2017). KAS, kidney allocation system; OPTN, Organ Procurement and Transplant Network.
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