Open AccessRenal Transplantation in the United Kingdom for Patients From Ethnic Minorities
Author(s) -
Chris Rudge,
Johnson Rj,
Susan V. Fuggle,
John Forsythe
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000259934.06233.ba
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , transplantation , population , confidence interval , demography , waiting list , kidney transplantation , pediatrics , environmental health , sociology , anthropology
To investigate any differences in access to transplant and post-transplant outcomes for ethnic minority patients in the United Kingdom, national data on ethnicity of patients on the waiting list, those receiving a transplant, and deceased donors were analyzed.