Access to renal transplantation among American Indians and Hispanics

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 344-352

  Sequist, Thomas D ^a,b   Narva, Andrew S ^c   Stiles, Sharon K ^d   Karp, Shelley K ^e   Cass, Alan ^a   Ayanian, John Z ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service   (United States)

^d Intermountain End Stage Ren Dis N   (United States)

^e Abacus Statistical Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indians; chronic kidney failure; Hispanics; Native Americans; renal transplantation; Southwestern United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEMODIALYSIS; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; RECIPIENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; ARIZONA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 3242699933     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.04.039     Document Type: Article

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