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. 2019 Jul-Aug;1(4):226-227.
doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2019.05.003. Epub 2019 Jun 20.

Weight, Weight Perception and Self-reported Access to Transplantation in African American Hemodialysis Patients

Varun Gupta  1 , Rita L McGill  2 , Manpreet Sampra  3 , Mary Hammes  2 , Bharathi Reddy  2 , Nicole Stankus  2 , Michelle A Josephson  2 , Milda R Saunders  2
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Weight, Weight Perception and Self-reported Access to Transplantation in African American Hemodialysis Patients

Varun Gupta et al. Kidney Med. 2019 Jul-Aug.
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