Patient education to reduce disparities in renal transplantation

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 527-529

  Asch, William S ^a   Bia, Margaret J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MINORITY GROUP; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK REDUCTION;

FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 84859529986     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.01770212     Document Type: Editorial

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