Kidney transplantation and the intensity of poverty in the contiguous United States

Transplantation

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 640-645

  Mohan, Sumit ^a   Mutell, Richard ^b   Patzer, Rachel E ^c,d   Holt, James ^e   Cohen, David ^a   McClellan, William ^c,d  

^a College of Phys and Surg ^*  (United States)

^b Apex Health Innovations   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographical variation; Healthcare disparities; Poverty; Renal transplantation; Spatial topography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INCOME; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; SOCIAL CLASS; TRANSPLANTATION;

FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922481803     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000125     Document Type: Article

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