Insurance status is an independent predictor of long-term survival after lung transplantation in the United States

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-53

  Allen, Jeremiah G ^a   Arnaoutakis, George J ^a   Orens, Jonathan B ^a   McDyer, John ^a   Conte, John V ^a   Shah, Ashish S ^a   Merlo, Christian A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

education; insurance; lung transplantation; outcomes; socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649958699     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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