Kidney transplantation in Canada: Unequal access

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 489-490

  Zaltzman, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY GRAFT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NOTE; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DONOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CANADA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33748354656     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.060836     Document Type: Note

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