Association of Race and Insurance Type with Delayed Assessment for Kidney Transplantation among Patients Initiating Dialysis in the United States

L. Johansen, Kirsten; Zhang, Rebecca; Huang, Yijian; E. Patzer, Rachel; G. Kutner, Nancy

doi:10.2215/cjn.13151211

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Association of Race and Insurance Type with Delayed Assessment for Kidney Transplantation among Patients Initiating Dialysis in the United States

Published in Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology • Jul 28, 2012

Authors:

Kirsten L. Johansen

Rebecca Zhang

Yijian Huang

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The extent to which racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to kidney transplantation are related to not being assessed for transplant suitability before or shortly after the time of initiation of dialysis is not known. The aims of this study were to determine wheth...

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