Kidney transplant numbers increase for elderly patients

Friday, October 29, 2010 - 07:30 in Health & Medicine

Elderly patients with kidney failure get kidney transplants more often than they did a decade ago, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that the chances of receiving a kidney transplant are better than ever for an older patient who needs one...

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