Experts discuss problems and solutions to inequities in kidney transplant allocation
Friday, November 7, 2008 - 10:56
in Health & Medicine
Depending on where they live in the United States, patients needing a kidney transplant can wait just one year for a deceased donor's kidney or up to 10 years. The causes and implications of these inequities will be discussed at the American Society of Nephrology's 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Philadelphia...
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