Posttransplant Anemia as a Prognostic Factor of Mortality in Kidney-Transplant Recipients

Background. Findings on the association between posttransplant anemia (PTA) and mortality in posttransplant patients are scarce. This study explored whether PTA shortly after kidney transplantation (KT) predicts mortality at up to 10 years’ follow-up, stratified for chronic kidney disease (CKD) stag...

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Main Authors: Maria Majernikova, Jaroslav Rosenberger, Lucia Prihodova, Miriam Jarcuskova, Robert Roland, Johan W. Groothoff, Jitse P. van Dijk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6987240