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Should Black People Get Race Adjustments In Kidney Medicine?

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The Impact of Race Adjustment in Kidney Medicine

This chapter explores the contentious practice of modifying kidney function estimates based on race, particularly the automatic multipliers applied to Black patients. It raises critical questions about the implications for healthcare outcomes and the broader discourse on the biological versus social construct of race in medicine.

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