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The consequences of chronic kidney disease mislabeling in living kidney donors. Mayo Clinic proceedings Lenihan, C. R., Tan, J. C. 2014; 89 (8): 1126-9

Abstract

Despite numerous studies that substantiate its long-term safety, barriers to kidney donation persist. These include issues of insurability after donation and its consequent financial and emotional burdens. We present 2 cases in which mislabeling of kidney donors as having chronic kidney disease shortly after kidney donation adversely affected their insurability. A concerted effort should be made to affect public policy such that insurability and the psychosocial well-being of living donors are protected.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.04.002

View details for PubMedID 24867395

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