Kidneys for Transplant Function Earlier and Last Longer When Preserved in a Machine Compared to the Traditio

Regional perfusion center coordinators

Henri Leuvenink (Groningen, The Netherlands)

Frank van Gelder (Leuven, Belgium)

Bogdan Napieralski (Essen, Germany)

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(5) http://www.worldkidneyday.org/pages/facts.php

(6) http://www.optn.org

(7) http://www.eurotransplant.eu

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