Access to kidney transplantation: The limitations of our current understanding

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 501-506

  Gill, John S ^a,b   Johnston, Olwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Kidney transplantation; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGISTER; STATISTICS; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 38149007718     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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