Introduction Young adults fare worse than younger adolescents or older adults on a broad
range of health indicators. Those with a chronic illness such as renal failure are a …

Objectives Socioeconomically deprived individuals with renal disease are less likely to
receive a live-donor kidney transplant than less-deprived individuals. This qualitative study …

Background In the UK there is a short-fall between individuals requiring a renal transplant
and kidneys available for transplantation. Non-directed 'altruistic'living kidney donation has …

This multicenter prospective potential living kidney donor cohort study investigated which
sociodemographic and other factors predict progression to living kidney donation or donor …

Background A living-donor kidney transplant is the best treatment for most people with
kidney failure. Population cohort studies have shown that lifetime living kidney donor risk is …

Background Urban migration is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, obesity
and diabetes in Indian migrants. This study assessed the relationship between internal …

Background Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with higher renal replacement therapy
acceptance rates in the UK but lower rates of living kidney transplantation. This study …

Background Creatinine based formulae for estimating renal function developed in white
populations may be less valid in other ethnic groups. We assessed the performance of …

Objectives Socioeconomically deprived individuals with renal disease are less likely to
receive a live-donor kidney transplant (LDKT) than less deprived individuals. This study …

A 54-year-old woman presented with atypical chest pain, fever and malaise. She was
immunosuppressed with three agents following a living-donor kidney transplant 1 year …