Transforming Living Kidney Donation with a Comprehensive Strategy

Matthew B Allen¹, Peter P Reese^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
² Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
³ Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Review

Matthew B Allen et al. PLoS Med. 2016.

. 2016 Feb 2;13(2):e1001948.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001948. eCollection 2016 Feb.

Matthew B Allen¹, Peter P Reese^{2

3}

¹ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
² Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
³ Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Abstract

Matthew Allen and Peter Reese argue that evidence-based efforts should be implemented to expand living kidney donation.

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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