Transplant Medicine
Organ transplantation, organ donation and mental retardation are considered in review
Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 12th, 2006
According to the review, "We reviewed the literature on accessibility and outcomes of organ transplantation in individuals with mental retardation (MR) and on the prevalence of organ donation in this population. Six centers have published outcome data on renal transplantation in 34 individuals with MR."
M.A. Martens and colleagues at Ohio State University wrote, "The one- and three-yr patient survival rates were 100% and 90%, respectively. The studies reported good compliance with post-transplant...
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