Association of marital status with access to renal transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2624-2631

  Khattak, M W ^a,b   Sandhu, G S ^a   Woodward, R ^c   Stoff, J S ^b   Goldfarb Rumyantzev, A S ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; disparities; ESRD; marital status; outcome; renal allograft; renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WIDOW;

ADULT; AGED; DIVORCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 78649819640     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03318.x     Document Type: Article

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