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NEW ORLEANS — Transplant social workers identified top risk factors and psychosocial interventions needed for evaluating kidney transplant candidacy, according to data presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings. At the Society for Transplant Social Workers (STSW) annual meeting in 2024, members said they were frustrated about the lack of standardization and limited role
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