Tragic options and compromised care: Undocumented immigrants with ESRD

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 335-337

  Rodriguez, Rudolph A ^a   Himmelfarb, Jonathan ^a   Hall, Yoshio N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAID; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865680228     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.06.006     Document Type: Editorial

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