January 1, 2014Open Access

Body Mass Index and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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The presence of the obesity survival paradox is unlikely in kidney transplant recipients since both extremes of pre-transplantation BMI are linked to higher mortality in this population.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69de84eb741e97d2d4e93d28 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1159/000367812

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