Barriers to cadaveric renal transplantation among blacks, women, and the poor

JAMA

Volumn 280, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 1148-1152

  Alexander, G Caleb ^a,e   Sehgal, Ashwini R ^b,c,d  

^a Alzheimer Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032494410     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.13.1148     Document Type: Article

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