Older women less likely than men to be listed for kidney transplants
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 11:15
in Health & Medicine
A Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon has found strong evidence that women over 45 are significantly less likely to be placed on a kidney transplant list than their equivalent male counterparts, even though women who receive a transplant stand an equal chance of survival.
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