High Rate of Living Kidney Donation to Immigrant Children Despite Disparities—An Epidemiological Paradox?

Background: Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment modality for children with end-stage renal disease. In the adult population, migration-related modifiable factors were associated with low living donation rates; no such data are available on the pediatric population. This pilot study the...

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Main Authors: Fatma Zehra Oztek-Celebi, Marion Herle, Valentin Ritschl, Lukas Kaltenegger, Tanja Stamm, Christoph Aufricht, Michael Boehm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00025/full