The prognostic value of kidney transplant center report cards.

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Published in Am J Transplant on May 24, 2013

Authors

J D Schold1, L D Buccini, E L G Heaphy, D A Goldfarb, A R Sehgal, J Fung, E D Poggio, M W Kattan

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. scholdj@ccf.org

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