Who is caring for kidney transplant patients? variation by region, transplant center, and patient characteristics

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 430-439

  Israni, Ajay K ^a,b,c   Snyder, Jon J ^d   Skeans, Melissa A ^d   Tuomari, Anne V ^e   MacLean, J Ross ^e   Kasiske, Bertram L ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b School of Nursing and Mailman

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Outpatient care; Postoperative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70049104568     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000239220     Document Type: Article

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