Current status and future aspects of kidney transplantation in Japan

Abstract In Japan, there are very few cases of organ donation, including kidneys. The number of deceased donor kidney transplants (DDKTs) is much less than that of other developed Asian and Western countries, although donation after brain death is increasing slowly. Living donor kidney transplants (...

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Main Author: Atsushi Aikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-018-0186-3