Renal transplantation at the Singapore General Hospital: a miracle in the making over 50 years

Background: This paper documents the history of the renal transplant programme at Singapore General Hospital. Renal transplantation in Singapore was born out of a necessity to offer a cheaper alternative to the expensive and scarce dialysis treatments in the 1970s. As a result, the first deceased ki...

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Main Author: Terence Kee Yi Shern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-12-01
Series:Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105820952095