Predictors of having a potential live donor: A prospective cohort study of kidney transplant candidates

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2792-2799

  Reese, P P ^a   Shea, J A ^b   Bloom, R D ^a   Berns, J S ^a   Grossman, R ^a   Joffe, M ^a   Huverserian, A ^a   Feldman, H I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Kidney transplantation; Live donor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCOME; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 72449167433     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02848.x     Document Type: Article

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