Increasing live donor kidney transplantation: A randomized controlled trial of a home-based educational intervention

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 394-401

  Rodrigue, J R ^a   Cornell, D L ^b   Lin, J K ^c   Kaplan, B ^d   Howard, R J ^e  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services   (United States)

^c M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER ORLANDO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Donor education; Kidney transplantation; Living donation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846211804     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01623.x     Document Type: Article

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