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Racial equity for liver transplants.(RANTS & RAVES)

Colorlines Magazine

| March 01, 2009 | Hing, Julianne Ong | COPYRIGHT 2009 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

It used to be that Blacks on waiting lists for a liver transplant were 50 percent more likely than whites to die or become too sick to even take a new liver. But thanks to a system overhaul in 2002 that prioritizes the sickest patients, the disparity has nearly disappeared, according to a study ...

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