Disability and kidney transplantation in the United States

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 377-381

  Mcgee, Jennifer ^a   Jackson, Nicole R ^a   Slakey, Douglas P ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabled; Education; Employment; Independence; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84862240487     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2012.01612.x     Document Type: Article

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