Living-donor transplantation leads to a major improvement in physical functioning: an observational study on the impact on potential donors and their recipients

Living-donor transplantation leads to a major improvement in physical functioning: an observational study on the impact on potential donors and their recipients

Abstract Background Prospective studies combining physical functioning (PF), physical activity (PA), and body composition (BC) after living donor transplantation/donation are scarce. We aimed to study differences in these parameters between kidney transplant recipients and their living donors by exa...

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Main Authors: Natascha J. H. Broers, Tsz Yeung Fung, Jeroen P. Kooman, Maarten H. L. Christiaans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Kidney transplantation
Living donor
Physical functioning
Physical activity
Body composition
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1299-9

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