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Equity in kidney transplantation: Policy change is only the first step
Author(s) -
Hart Allyson,
Patzer Rachel E.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.14743
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , equity (law) , kidney transplantation , intensive care medicine , law , political science
This editorial comments on Martins et al's important finding ( page 1947) that the increase in A2‐incompatible transplantation was primarily limited to Caucasians, suggesting that additional efforts are needed to ensure equity in access to kidney transplantation in the United States.