Perspectives on the new kidney disease education benefit: Early awareness, race and kidney transplant access in a USRDS study

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1017-1023

  Kutner, Nancy G ^a   Johansen, K L ^a,b   Zhang, R ^a   Huang, Y ^a   Amaral, S ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to transplantation; African americans; Kidney transplantation; Patient education; United states renal data system; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SUPPORT GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84859361180     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03898.x     Document Type: Article

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