Journal article
Global trends in the rates of living kidney donation
Abstract
As the worldwide prevalence of end-stage renal disease increases it is important to evaluate the rate of living kidney donation in various countries; however there is no comprehensive global assessment of these rates. To measure this, we compiled data from representatives, renal registries, transplant networks, published reports in the literature, and national health ministries from 69 countries and made estimates from regional weighted …
Authors
Horvat LD; Shariff SZ; Garg AX; Network FTDNOR
Journal
Kidney International, Vol. 75, No. 10, pp. 1088–1098
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
5 2009
DOI
10.1038/ki.2009.20
ISSN
0085-2538