Renal Transplantation in Children

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Rubin R.H. Infection in the renal transplant recipient. In: Milford E.L. , ed. Renal transplantation. New York: Churchill Livingstone 1988; 147–80. (Brenner BM, Stein JH eds. Contemporary issues in Nephrology. Volume 19).

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