Center-level factors and racial disparities in living donor kidney transplantation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 849-857

  Hall, Erin C ^a,b   James, Nathan T ^a   Garonzik Wang, Jacqueline M ^a   Berger, Jonathan C ^a   Montgomery, Robert A ^a   Dagher, Nabil N ^a   Desai, Niraj M ^a   Segev, Dorry L ^a,c  

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

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

center level effects; hierarchical modeling; Live donor kidney transplantation; racial disparities

Indexed keywords

PANEL REACTIVE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP; BODY MASS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DONOR SELECTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861342429     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.12.021     Document Type: Article

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