Do You Need to Stay in School to Get a Kidney Transplant?

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 717-718

  Fink, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 43049112123     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.03.006     Document Type: Editorial

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