Transplant access for children: there is more to be done

Lucy Plumb^{1

2}, Stephen D Marks^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK. lucy.plumb@bristol.ac.uk.
² UK Renal Registry, UK Kidney Association, Bristol, UK. lucy.plumb@bristol.ac.uk.
³ Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.

Editorial

Lucy Plumb et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;38(4):941-944.

doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05787-9. Epub 2022 Nov 12.

Lucy Plumb^{1

2}, Stephen D Marks^{3

4}

¹ Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK. lucy.plumb@bristol.ac.uk.
² UK Renal Registry, UK Kidney Association, Bristol, UK. lucy.plumb@bristol.ac.uk.
³ Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
⁴ NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.

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Comment on

The unfinished journey toward transplant equity: an analysis of racial/ethnic disparities for children after the implementation of the Kidney Allocation System in 2014.
Charnaya O, Zeiser L, Yisar D, Goldberg A, Segev DL, Massie A, Garonzik-Wang J, Verghese P. Charnaya O, et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 Apr;38(4):1275-1289. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05676-1. Epub 2022 Jul 11. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023. PMID: 35816202 Free PMC article.

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