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Editorial
. 2018 Aug;18(8):1839-1840.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.14743. Epub 2018 Apr 17.

Equity in kidney transplantation: Policy change is only the first step

Allyson Hart  1   2 , Rachel E Patzer  3   4   5
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Equity in kidney transplantation: Policy change is only the first step

Allyson Hart et al. Am J Transplant. 2018 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: ABO incompatibility; disparities; editorial/personal viewpoint; epidemiology; ethnicity/race; health services and outcomes research; kidney transplantation/nephrology; law/legislation; organ allocation.

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Disclosure: The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose as described by the American Journal of Transplantation.

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