Renal transplantations in African Americans: A single-center experience of outcomes and innovations to improve access and results

Urology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-77

  Modlin Jr , Charles S ^a   Alster, Joan M ^a   Saad, Ismail R ^a   Tiong, Ho Yee ^a   Mastroianni, Barbara ^a   Savas, Kathy M ^a   Zaramo, Carlumandarlo E B ^a   Kerr, Hannah L ^a   Goldfarb, David ^a   Flechner, Stuart M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN; HLA ANTIGEN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PANEL REACTIVE ANTIBODY; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DECEASED DONOR; DELAYED GRAFT FUNCTION; DRUG MONITORING; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEMODIALYSIS; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IMMUNOTHERAPY; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903641300     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.12.068     Document Type: Article

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