06/18/2010
TORONTO—Regardless of race, fewer people see a kidney specialist before starting dialysis if they live in predominantly black communities, according to a study appearing online June 17 in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN).
The results highlight the importance of understanding why patients in predominantly black areas are less likely to receive kidney-related care while their kidney function is clearly declining.
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