Caring for Undocumented Immigrants With Kidney Disease

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 488-494

  Raghavan, Rajeev ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

dialysis; end stage renal disease (ESRD); health care costs; immigration; kidney disease; medical ethics; migrants; renal replacement therapy (RRT); sanctuary city; Undocumented immigrants; United States immigration policy; US health care system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT; UNITED STATES; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIGRANT; MORBIDITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MORBIDITY; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85035803677     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.09.011     Document Type: Article

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