Transplanting kidneys without points for HLA-B matching: Consequences of the policy change

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1712-1718

  Ashby, V B ^a   Port, F K ^b   Wolfe, R A ^b   Wynn, J J ^c   Williams, W W ^d   Roberts, J P ^e   Leichtman, A B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to transplantation; allocation; HLA matching; kidney graft survival; kidney transplantation; minorities; policy; racial and ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HLA MATCHING; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH POLICY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POPULATION GROUPS; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961021182     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03606.x     Document Type: Article

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