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Patients Living In Rural Areas Are Less Likely To Receive

Added: January 15, 2008 | Time 02:21 | Views: 3,104

More than 25 thousand people in the United States undergo organ transplants each year. Disparities in access to care and getting placed on waiting lists for organ transplantation can be a problem for some patients. Now a new study finds that depending on where you live, you may be less likely to receive the organ transplant you need.
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Topics: Organ Transplants

Tags: access, americans, health, health care, jama report, organ transplants, problems, rural, transplants

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BlueEyes says:28 weeks ago | Reply

This is unfortunate to know that just because of where you live you may or may not receive an organ transplant. Something needs to be done about this.

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