Geographic variation in end-stage renal disease incidence and access to deceased donor kidney transplantation: Special feature

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 4 PART 2, 2010, Pages 1069-1080

  Mathur, A K ^a   Ashby, V B ^a   Sands, R L ^a   Wolfe, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Geography; Kidney transplantation; SRTR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMPLANT REGISTRY; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; REGISTRIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77949866091     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03043.x     Document Type: Article

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