Promoting access to renal transplantation: The role of social support networks in completing pre-transplant evaluations

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1187-1193

  Clark, Cheryl R ^a   Hicks, Leroi S ^a,b   Keogh, Joseph H ^c   Epstein, Arnold M ^a,d   Ayanian, John Z ^a,b,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CliGnosis   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrumental support; Pre transplant evaluation; Racial disparities; Renal transplantation; Social support networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PATIENT CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49649129425     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0628-7     Document Type: Article

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