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The past 20 years of experience with pediatric renal transplantation have shown that it has a very important therapeutic role. Significant advances in reducing costs and improving results will need to be accomplished in the future.
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Churchill, B.M., McLorie, G.A., Williot, P. et al. Pediatric renal transplantation. World J Urol 6, 78–90 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00326620
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