Regional and racial disparities in the use of live non-directed kidney donors

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1051-1055

  Segev, D L ^a   Montgomery, R A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruistic donation; Kidney allocation; Kidney transplantation; Live donation; Live donor transplantation; Non directed donors; Organ allocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GEOGRAPHY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 42149115163     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02192.x     Document Type: Article

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