Kidney disease patients with poor health literacy less likely to receive transplants
Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 05:52
in Health & Medicine
Kidney disease patients' ability to understand basic health information may have a significant impact on whether or not they will receive an organ transplant, according to a study appearing in the January 2009 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings reveal an important disparity in access to care and point to the need for more standardised procedures for referring patients for transplantation...
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