Racial disparities in access to simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation in the United States

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 526-533

  Isaacs, Ross B ^a,b   Lobo, Peter I ^a,b   Nock, Steven L ^a,b   Hanson, Julie A ^a,b   Ojo, Akinlolu O ^a,b   Pruett, Timothy L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Diabetes; Minorities; Pancreas; Race; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033852659     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2000.9793     Document Type: Article

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