Changes in geographic disparity in kidney transplantation since the final rule

Transplantation

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 931-936

  Davis, Ashley E ^a,b   Mehrotra, Sanjay ^a,b   Ladner, Daniela P ^b   Kilambi, Vikram ^a,b   Friedewald, John J ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Final rule; Geographic disparity; Kidney transplantation; Organ allocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DONOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; KIDNEY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; STANDARDS; TIME; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84925021611     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000446     Document Type: Article

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