The use of psychosocial criteria in Australian patient selection guidelines for kidney transplantation

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2107-2114

  Anderson, Kate ^a   Cass, Alan ^a   Cunningham, Joan ^b   Snelling, Paul ^c   Devitt, Jeannie ^d   Preece, Cilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Healthcare rationing; Kidney transplantation; Patient selection; Practice guidelines; Psychosocial criteria

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GUIDELINE; HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34147217601     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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