Psychosocial factors associated with ethnic differences in transplantation

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-187

  Myaskovsky, Larissa ^a,b   Switzer, Galen E ^a,b   Crowley Matoka, Megan ^a,b   Unruh, Mark ^b   DiMartini, Andrea F ^b   Dew, Mary Amanda ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychosocial issues; Racial ethnic differences; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RACISM; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34250629664     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: 15317013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOT.0b013e32805b7192     Document Type: Review

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