Experiences obtaining insurance after live kidney donation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2168-2172

  Boyarsky, B J ^a   Massie, A B ^a,b   Alejo, J L ^a   Van Arendonk, K J ^a   Wildonger, S ^a   Garonzik Wang, J M ^a   Montgomery, R A ^a   Deshpande, N A ^a   Muzaale, A D ^a   Segev, D L ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services and outcomes research; insurance; kidney transplantation nephrology; kidney transplantation: living donor; law legislation

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE; KIDNEY DONOR; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STRESS; ECONOMICS; FEE; KIDNEY;

ADULT; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KIDNEY; LIVING DONORS; MALE;

EID: 84906220543     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12819     Document Type: Article

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