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Background: The Organ Transplantation Act of Korea was amended to state that kidneys from deceased donors under age 19 (previously age 11) must be initially allocated to a waitlisted patient under age 19. The aim of this study was to analyze the change in allocation pattern of kidneys from pediatric donors following implementation of the new policy.
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