Association of Race and Ethnicity With Live Donor Kidney Transplantation in the United States From 1995 to 2014
Author(s) -
Tanjala S. Purnell,
Xun Luo,
Lisa A. Cooper,
Allan B. Massie,
Lauren M. Kucirka,
Macey L. Henderson,
Elisa J. Gordon,
Deidra C. Crews,
L. Ebony Boulware,
Dorry L. Segev
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2017.19152
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , kidney transplantation , transplantation , demography , cohort , cohort study , kidney disease , proportional hazards model , gerontology , sociology , anthropology
Over the past 2 decades, there has been increased attention and effort to reduce disparities in live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) for black, Hispanic, and Asian patients with end-stage kidney disease. The goal of this study was to investigate whether these efforts have been successful.
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