Patterns of volunteerism, testing, and exclusion among potential living kidney donors

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 285-294

  Kayler, Liise K ^a,c   Armenti, Vincent T ^b   Dafoe, Donald C ^b   Burke Jr , James F ^b   Francos, George C ^b   Ratner, Lloyd E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 605 College Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DONOR SELECTION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 19944412742     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330590925772     Document Type: Article

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