The link below is to a pdf file of a report on growth and development in pediatric transplantation of the kidney, liver, and heart that was completed on January 22, 2002. This report is based on an extensive literature review and provides expert recommendations for further research on growth and developmental aspects of pediatric transplantation. The full report consists of 234 single-spaced pages including an executive summary, literature review, recommendations, references cited, an appendix of acronyms and technical terms, and two tabular appendices of standardized instruments for cognitive and psychosocial research. A summary paper based on this report is published in Pediatric Transplantation 8: 75-86, 2004.

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