November 16, 2011

Association Between Age and Graft Failure Rates in Young Kidney Transplant Recipients

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Among first kidney transplant recipients younger than 40 years, older adolescents and young adults (17-24 years) have the highest risk of graft failure, irrespective of age at transplant.

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Foster et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

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