Factors associated with failure to list hiv-positive kidney transplant candidates

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1467-1471

  Sawinski, D ^a   Wyatt, C M ^a   Casagrande, L ^a   Myoung, P ^a   Bijan, I ^a   Akalin, E ^a   Schroppel B ^a   Deboccardo, G ^a   Sehgal, V ^a   Dinavahi, R ^a   Lerner, S ^a   Ames, S ^a   Bromberg, J ^a   Huprikar, S ^a   Keller, M ^b   Murphy, B ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Racial and ethnic disparities; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT SELECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIRAL LOAD; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 66249144994     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02637.x     Document Type: Article

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