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Editorial
. 2023 Feb 27;8(4):693-695.
doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2023.02.1083. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Greater Awareness and Improved Governance of Transplant Tourism Among Desperate Patients is Needed

Ronald F Parsons  1 , Priyadarshini John  2
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Editorial

Greater Awareness and Improved Governance of Transplant Tourism Among Desperate Patients is Needed

Ronald F Parsons et al. Kidney Int Rep. .
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Schematic of selected survey results from a Canadian multiethnic cohort with chronic kidney disease, in which respondents were asked about their willingness to participate in the travel for or purchase of a kidney transplantation.
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