The quality of health insurance service delivery for kidney transplant recipients: A patient perspective: Personal viewpoint

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2208-2214

  Gordon, E J ^a   Conti, D ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; delivery; ethics; health insurance; health services; immunosuppressant medications; kidney transplantation; qualitative research; quality care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 77957193207     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03248.x     Document Type: Review

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