Measuring the disparity gap: Quality improvement to eliminate health disparities in kidney transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-248

  Patzer, R E ^a,b   Pastan, S O ^a,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B ANTIGEN;

COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873080289     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12060     Document Type: Editorial

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