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

• Main Authors: Fatma Zehra Oztek-Celebi (Author), Marion Herle (Author), Valentin Ritschl (Author), Lukas Kaltenegger (Author), Tanja Stamm (Author), Christoph Aufricht (Author), Michael Boehm (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...