Late Referral to a Nephrologist Reduces Access to Renal Transplantation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1043-1049

  Cass, Alan ^a   Cunningham, Joan ^b   Snelling, Paul ^b   Ayanian, John Z ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Access; Chronic kidney disease (CKD); Kidney transplantation; Late referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEPHROLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0142188744     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajkd.2003.07.006     Document Type: Article

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