Open AccessImpact of Rural Residence on Kidney Transplant Rates Among Waitlisted Candidates in the VA Transplant Programs
Author(s) -
Amy O’Shea,
Carrie L. Franciscus,
Peter J. Kaboli,
Roberto Kalil
Publication year - 2019
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/tp.0000000000002624
Subject(s) - medicine , rurality , residence , demography , dialysis , veterans affairs , rural area , retrospective cohort study , proportional hazards model , gerontology , pathology , sociology
Although proportionally more veterans live in rural areas compared to nonveterans, the impact of rurality status on kidney transplantation (KTP) access among veterans is unknown. Our objective was to study KTP rates among veterans listed for KTP and to compare the impact of rurality status on KTP rates among veterans and nonveterans.