Kidney and pancreas transplantation in the United States, 1998-2007: Access for patients with diabetes and end-stage renal disease

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 4 PART 2, 2009, Pages 894-906

  McCullough, K P ^a   Keith, D S ^b   Meyer, K H ^a   Stock, P G ^c   Brayman, K L ^b   Leichtman, A B ^d  

^a ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to transplantation; Deceased donors; Diabetes mellitus; Expanded criteria donors; Kidney transplantation; Living donor; OPTN; Pancreas transplantation; Simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation; SRTR; Survival; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CADAVER KIDNEY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOMERULOPATHY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MORTALITY; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FAMILY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 63449138383     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02566.x     Document Type: Review

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