Race and socioeconomic factors influencing early placement on the kidney transplant waiting list

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2142-2147

  Kasiske, Bertram L ^a   London, Wendy ^b   Ellison, Mary D ^b  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031787751     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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