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Remote or rural residence not associated with increased time to kidney transplantation

Published in Blood Weekly, May 7th, 2009

Contrary to what may be a common perception, researchers found no evidence that the likelihood of kidney transplantation is lower among remote- or rural-dwelling patients treated for kidney failure in the United States, according to a study in the April 22/29 issue of JAMA.

Kidney transplantation is a life-saving medical procedure for which the demand far exceeds the supply of transplantable organs. A recent study suggested that rural location of residence within the United States was associated with lower rates of solid organ transplantation compared with those living in urban areas, a finding that is consistent with other work showing that rural dwellers have reduced...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-05-07)

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