Living-donor kidney transplantation: Reducing financial barriers to live kidney donation— recommendations from a consensus conference

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1696-1702

  Tushla, Lara ^a   LaPointe Rudow, Dianne ^b   Milton, Jennifer ^c   Rodrigue, James R ^d   Schold, Jesse D ^e   Hays, Rebecca ^f  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; INSURANCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAW; LIVING DONOR; ORGAN DONOR; REIMBURSEMENT; CONSENSUS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSING; HUMAN; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRENDS;

CONSENSUS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84941214613     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.01000115     Document Type: Article

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