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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Volume 26, 1992 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Safety Aspects and Diagnostic Findings of Serial Renal Allograft Biopsies, Obtained by An Automatic Technique with a Midsize Needle

Erland HanåsDepartment of Urology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Erik LarssonDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Bengt FellströmDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Per-Gunnar LindgrenDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Torbjörn AnderssonDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Christer BuschDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Lars FrödinDepartment of Urology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Jan WahlbergDepartment of Urology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Gunnar TufvesonDepartment of Urology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Pages 413-420 | Received 17 May 1991, Accepted 17 Nov 1991, Published online: 15 Feb 2010

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