Did an effect of kidney transplantation on COVID-19 mortality go unnoticed due to selection bias?

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Thomas Neyens. Transpl Int. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;34(5):773-775.

doi: 10.1111/tri.13880.

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Solid organ transplantation is not a risk factor for COVID-19 disease outcome.
Hugo C, Stecher M, Dolff S, Nattermann J, Vehreschild J, Hippchen T, Westhoff T, Bertolo M, Hohenstein B, Hanses F, Strassburg C. Hugo C, et al. Transpl Int. 2021 Feb;34(2):378-381. doi: 10.1111/tri.13795. Epub 2021 Jan 10. Transpl Int. 2021. PMID: 33617063 No abstract available.

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