Association between residence location and likelihood of transplantation among pediatric dialysis patients

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 735-741

  Samuel, Susan M ^a,b   Hemmelgarn, Brenda ^b   Nettel Aguirre, Alberto ^a,b   Foster, Bethany ^c,d   Soo, Andrea ^b   Alexander, R Todd ^e,f   Tonelli, Marcello ^f  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

health services research; kidney transplant; pediatric; residence location

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIALYSIS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866733372     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2012.01694.x     Document Type: Article

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