Racial Disparities in Nephrology Consultation and Disease Progression among Veterans with CKD: An Observational Cohort Study | Zendy

Jonathan J. Suarez | Zendy; Jordana B. Cohen | Zendy; Vishnu S. Potluri | Zendy; Wei Yang | Zendy; David E. Kaplan | Zendy; Marina Serper | Zendy; Siddharth Shah | Zendy; Peter P. Reese | Zendy

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Racial Disparities in Nephrology Consultation and Disease Progression among Veterans with CKD: An Observational Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Jonathan J. Suarez,

Jordana B. Cohen,

Vishnu S. Potluri,

Wei Yang,

David E. Kaplan,

Marina Serper,

Siddharth Shah,

Peter P. Reese

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.451

H-Index - 279

eISSN - 1533-3450

pISSN - 1046-6673

DOI - 10.1681/asn.2018040344

Subject(s) - medicine , nephrology , veterans affairs , kidney disease , referral , retrospective cohort study , cohort , stage (stratigraphy) , cohort study , family medicine , paleontology , biology

Incident rates of ESRD are much higher among black and Hispanic patients than white patients. Access to nephrology care before progression to ESRD is associated with better clinical outcomes among patients with CKD. However, it is unknown whether black or Hispanic patients with CKD experience lower pre-ESRD nephrology consultation rates compared with their white counterparts, or whether such a disparity contributes to worse outcomes among minorities.

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