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Editorial
. 2016 Aug;27(8):2224-6.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2016010005. Epub 2016 Mar 7.

The End of Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation? Not So Fast!

Winfred W Williams  1 , Francis L Delmonico  2
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Editorial

The End of Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation? Not So Fast!

Winfred W Williams et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: ESRD; Ethnic minority; kidney transplantation; transplant outcomes.

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