Kidney transplant patients' perceptions, beliefs, and barriers related to regular nephrology outpatient visits

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-20

  Goldade, Kate ^a   Sidhwani, Sonal ^a   Patel, Sagar ^a   Brendt, Lisa ^a   Vigliaturo, Jennifer ^a   Kasiske, Bertram ^a   Ahluwalia, Jasjit S ^a,b   Israni, Ajay K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; perceived barriers; qualitative study; transplant follow up

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INCOME; KIDNEY GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENTS; PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78650519686     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.08.023     Document Type: Article

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