DURHAM, N.C. (MedPage Today) -- The objective scoring system adopted in 2002 for allocating livers for transplantation has put women at a disadvantage, even as it appears to have eliminated an earlier racial disparity, researchers here said.
scoring systemDisparities in Liver Transplant Allocation Shift but Still ExistMedPage Today Surgery Tue, 11/25/2008 - 14:00
DURHAM, N.C. (MedPage Today) -- The objective scoring system adopted in 2002 for allocating livers for transplantation has put women at a disadvantage, even as it appears to have eliminated an earlier racial disparity, researchers here said. |