Neighborhoods, race, and nephrology care

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1068-1070

  Merkin, Sharon Stein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 77954574337     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2010050534     Document Type: Editorial

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