Disparities in provision of transplant information affect access to kidney transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 351-357

  Kucirka, L M ^a   Grams, M E ^a   Balhara, K S ^a   Jaar, B G ^a,b   Segev, D L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEPHROLOGY CENTER OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to transplantation; for profit; gender disparities; policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84856474095     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03865.x     Document Type: Article

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