The contribution of donor quality to differential graft survival in African American and caucasian renal transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1776-1783

  Cannon, Robert M ^a   Brock, G N ^b   Marvin, M R ^a   Slakey, D P ^c   Buell, J F ^c  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c Tulane Center for Abdominal Transplantation   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Deceased donor; Donor risk index; Graft survival; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COLD ISCHEMIA; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEART DEATH; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84863196289     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04091.x     Document Type: Article

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