Cancer screening in renal transplant recipients: what is the evidence?

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Published in Clin J Am Soc Nephrol on March 01, 2008

Authors

Germaine Wong1, Jeremy R Chapman, Jonathan C Craig

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Kidney Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Locked bag 4001, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia. germainw@chw.edu.au

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