Survey of Canadian Kidney Transplant Specialists on the Management of Morbid Obesity and the Transplant Waiting List
Background: Obesity is associated with increased surgical complications and long-term cardiovascular mortality. Studies of access in kidney transplantation have found a bias against obese patients on the wait-listing. Objective: To determine the current state of clinical practice for the management...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2054358116675344 |