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Kids who face multiple kidney transplants like Facebook

June 20, 2012

http://www.king5.com/health/childrens-healthlink/Kids-who-face-multiple-kidney-transplants-like-Facebook-159503535.html

 

Source - KING 5 TV


Dr. Ruth McDonald, Medical Director of Solid Organ Transplantation at Seattle Children's, says she is thrilled Facebook is encouraging users to list their organ donor status.

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