Change in UNOS’ kidney allocation policy 8 years ago dramatically reduced racial disparities in deceased donor transplants
A change in the kidney allocation policy dramatically reduced the racial disparity between the rates at which African Americans and whites receive deceased donor kidney transplants (DDKT), according to a new study in the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. In 2003, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) reversed a policy [Sign in to read the full article...]
