Race and ethnicity in access to and outcomes of liver transplantation: A critical literature review

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2662-2668

  Mathur, A K ^a   Sonnenday, C J ^a   Merion, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Ethnicity; Liver transplantation; Outcome; Race

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MINORITY GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 72449188652     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02857.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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