The survival benefit of kidney transplantation in obese patients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2083-2090

  Gill, J S ^a,b,c   Lan, J ^a   Dong, J ^a   Rose, C ^a   Hendren, E ^a   Johnston, O ^a   Gill, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences   (Canada)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; obesity; survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84881375428     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12331     Document Type: Article

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