Renal transplantation in the United Kingdom for patients from ethnic minorities

Transplantation

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1169-1173

  Rudge, Chris ^a   Johnson, Rachel J ^a   Fuggle, Susan V ^a   Forsythe, John L R ^b  

^a UK Transplant   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic minorities; Renal; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CADAVER DONOR; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HLA MATCHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MINORITY GROUPS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34248384384     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000259934.06233.ba     Document Type: Article

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