Benefits of a transfer clinic in adolescent and young adult kidney transplant patients.

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Published in Can J Kidney Health Dis on December 15, 2015

Authors

Rory F McQuillan1, Alene Toulany2, Miriam Kaufman3, Jeffrey R Schiff4

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Nephrology and Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario Canada ; Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, 8N-819, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4 Canada.
2: Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada ; Good 2 Go Transition Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario Canada ; Hospital for Sick Children, 525 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8 Canada.
3: Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada ; The Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada ; Good 2 Go Transition Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario Canada ; Hospital for Sick Children, 525 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8 Canada.
4: Division of Nephrology and Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario Canada ; Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario Canada ; Toronto General Hospital, 585 University Avenue, 11 PMB 185, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2N2 Canada.

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