Kidney transplantation and gender disparity

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 474-483

  Jindal, Rahul M ^a   Ryan, John J ^a   Sajjad, Imran ^a   Murthy, Madhukiran H ^a   Baines, Lyndsay S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b University Hospital of Lewisham   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender disparity; Kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCOME; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LYMPHOCYTOTOXICITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; PATIENTS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26444466179     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087920     Document Type: Article

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