Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 47-50 , April 2005

Laparoscopic Live Donor Nephrectomy

  • Howard Lau

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Dr. Howard Lau, Suite 12, Westmead Private Hospital, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia. Fax: (+61) 2-96334306

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PII: S1561-5413(09)60180-0

doi: 10.1016/S1561-5413(09)60180-0

Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 47-50 , April 2005

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