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Ethical Considerations Regarding Disparities Pertaining to Kidney Transplant Patients
Author(s) -
Yost SE,
Srinivas T,
Kaplan B
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/clpt.2011.73
Subject(s) - health equity , referral , medicine , ethnic group , equity (law) , organ transplantation , health care , family medicine , intensive care medicine , transplantation , kidney transplant , kidney transplantation , nursing , public health , political science , law
Racial and ethnic disparities exist throughout the US health‐care system, including in the field of solid‐organ transplant. There are disparities in access to health care, health outcomes, and access to transplant centers. Addressing this issue requires equity in pretransplant care, increased education and referral throughout the transplant process, and research funds targeted to the study of problems pertinent to transplantation in certain patient populations. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (2011) 90 2, 212–214. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2011.73