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Editorial
. 2025 Mar;40(3):599-603.
doi: 10.1007/s00467-024-06602-3. Epub 2024 Nov 20.

Weight of evidence: reevaluating BMI criteria as a barrier for kidney transplantation in children

Demetria Theodorou  1 , Mohan Shenoy  2
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Weight of evidence: reevaluating BMI criteria as a barrier for kidney transplantation in children

Demetria Theodorou et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2025 Mar.
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