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Correction to Hariharan et al., N Engl J Med 342(9):605-612 March 2, 2000.

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Improved Graft Survival after Renal Transplantation in the United States, 1988 to 1996

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To the Editor: It was heartening to learn that the outcome of kidney transplantation has improved since 1988, as reported by Hariharan and colleagues (March 2 issue).1 When one discusses treatment options with a patient, however, it is frequently helpful to estimate the chance that a kidney graft will be functioning 5 or 10 years after surgery. With other diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, data on survival at five years, determined from the date of the intervention, are widely available. Although appropriate scientifically, the approach that Hariharan and colleagues used — analysis of graft survival at one year . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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