Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 170-181 , August 2006

Transplantation pathology

  • Stefan G. Hübscher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Stefan G. Hübscher, MD, Department of Pathology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom.

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PII: S0740-2570(06)00173-0

doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2006.11.004

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 170-181 , August 2006