Try these resources on transplantation
For more information on kidney or liver transplantation, try these organizations and resources:
• American Association of Kidney Patients, Suite LL1, 1 Davis Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Telephone: (813) 223-7099. Publishes Renalife Magazine.
• American Kidney Fund, Suite 1010, 6110 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone: (800) 638-8299. Published Kidney Disease: A Guide for Patients and Their Families.
• Charles C. Thomas Publishers, 2600 South First St., Springfield, IL 62794-9265. Published Understanding Kidney Transplantation, 1987, by Edith T. Oberley, MA, and Neal R. Glass, MD, FACS.
• National Kidney Foundation Inc., 30 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016. Telephone: (800) 622-9010. Publishes National Kidney Foundation Patient Education Brochures and Family Focus Newsletter.
• National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, Box NKUDIC, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. Telephone: (301) 654-4415.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Care Financing Administration, Suite 500, 1331 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. Telephone: (301) 966-7843. Publishes Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services: A Supplement to Your Medicare Handbook, Publication No. HCFA-02183; and End-Stage Renal Disease: Choosing a Treatment That’s Right for You, June 1994, NIH Publication No. 94-2412.
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