According to a study published in a recent issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), patients in small towns and isolated rural areas are less likely to be wait-listed and have lower organ transplant rates than people in urban areas. The study found rural residents may also have impaired access to transplant services.
 
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This article originally appeared in the February 2008 issue of Kidney Transplant Today.