Racial disparity trends for graft failure in the us pediatric kidney transplant population, 1980-2004

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 543-549

  Chavers, B M ^a,b   Snyder, J J ^b   Skeans, M A ^b   Weinhandl, E D ^b   Kasiske, B L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b United States Renal Data System   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Kidney transplantation; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60649100498     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02530.x     Document Type: Article

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