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Editorial
. 2021 Oct;78(4):484-486.
doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.04.005. Epub 2021 May 28.

Kidney Transplantation and Candidate BMI: Viability Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Anne M Huml  1 , Jesse D Schold  2
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Editorial

Kidney Transplantation and Candidate BMI: Viability Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Anne M Huml et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021 Oct.
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Figure 1.
Proportion of Morbidly Obese Adult Recipients by Kidney Transplant Center in the United States Source: unpublished SRTR data from 1/1/2015–12/1/2020 among adult kidney transplant centers
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