Physicians' Beliefs about Racial Differences in Referral for Renal Transplantation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 350-357

  Ayanian, John Z ^a   Cleary, Paul D ^b   Keogh, Joseph H ^b   Noonan, Susan J ^b   David Kasdan, Jo Ann ^b   Epstein, Arnold M ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Blacks; End stage renal disease (ESRD); Kidney transplantation; Patient acceptance of health care; Physician patient relations; Whites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEGRO; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0742270765     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2003.10.022     Document Type: Article

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