The Impact and Treatment of Obesity in Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients
The prevalence of obesity in patients with chronic kidney failure and renal transplant candidates has paralleled the epidemic in the general population. The associated risks of surgical complications and long-term cardiovascular death are significant: most transplant centers consider obesity a relat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-08-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40697-015-0059-4 |