The impending kidney transplant crisis for the Asian population in the UK

Public Health

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 265-268

  Randhawa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asians; Kidney; Organ donation; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ASIAN; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE TYPING;

UK;

EID: 0031853401     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(98)00244-3     Document Type: Article

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