Geographic disparities in patient travel for dialysis in the United States

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 339-348

  Stephens, J Mark ^a   Brotherton, Samuel ^a   Dunning, Stephan C ^b   Emerson, Larry C ^c   Gilbertson, David T ^b   Harrison, David J ^d   Kochevar, John J ^e   Mcclellan, Ann C ^f   Mcclellan, William M ^f   Wan, Shaowei ^d   Gitlin, Matthew ^d  

^a Prima Health Analytics   (United States)

^b MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Dialysis Center of Lincoln Inc   (United States)

^d AMGEN INC   (United States)

^e Kochevar Research Associates   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Dialysis; Health disparities; Rural; Utilization of health services

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO CARE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES;

ACCESS TO CARE; DIALYSIS; HEALTH DISPARITIES; RURAL; UTILIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884989334     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12022     Document Type: Article

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