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Letter to the Editor

Value of a Simple Method to Assess Chronic Rejection in Renal Allograft on Electron Microscopy

, MD, PhD & , MD
Pages 449-451 | Received 05 May 2013, Accepted 23 Jul 2013, Published online: 17 Oct 2013

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