Exploring the Pathways Between Socioeconomic Status and ESRD

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 539-541

  Merkin, Sharon Stein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY, AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 40849124507     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.01.021     Document Type: Editorial

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