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. 2021 Nov 1;156(11):1063-1064.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.2870.

Outcomes of Kidney Transplant in Undocumented Immigrants

M Siobhan Luce  1 , Kara T Kleber  1 , Alexa C Abdallah  2 , Ugur N Basmaci  2 , Richard V Perez  1 , Christoph Troppmann  1
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Outcomes of Kidney Transplant in Undocumented Immigrants

M Siobhan Luce et al. JAMA Surg. .

Abstract

This cohort study investigates kidney transplant outcomes among undocumented immigrants at a single US center.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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