Geographic variability in access to primary kidney transplantation in the United States, 1996-2005

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 1412-1423

  Ashby, V B ^a   Kalbfleisch, J D ^a   Wolfe, R A ^b   Lin, M J ^c   Port, F K ^b   Leichtman, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^c HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Access rates; Deceased donor rates; Living donor rates; OPTN; SRTR; Wait listing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CADAVER; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FAMILY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34247204332     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01785.x     Document Type: Article

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