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Measuring the Disparity Gap: Quality Improvement to Eliminate Health Disparities in Kidney Transplantation
Author(s) -
Patzer R. E.,
Pastan S. O.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12060
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , health equity , health care , ethnic group , transplantation , kidney transplantation , disease , gerontology , end stage renal disease , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , environmental health , public health , intensive care medicine , nursing , economic growth , economics , sociology , anthropology
A recent Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report on disparities finds no evidence‐based quality improvement interventions that have reduced disparities in end‐stage renal disease, emphasizing the need for studies that assess both the effectiveness of the intervention and examine disparities reduction as an outcome.