Do kidney transplantations save money? A study using a before-after design and multiple register-based data from Sweden

Clinical Kidney Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 283-288

  Jarl, Johan ^a   Desatnik, Peter ^b   Hansson, Ulrika Peetz ^b   Prütz, Karl Göran ^b,c   Gerdtham, Ulf G ^a,d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Health care costs; Kidney transplantation; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEAST SQUARE ANALYSIS; MALE; MONEY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SWEDEN;

EID: 85050665026     PISSN: 20488505     EISSN: 20488513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfx088     Document Type: Article

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