Journal article
Health Insurance Status of US Living Kidney Donors
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Ensuring follow-up of living kidney donors (LKDs) is essential to long-term preventive care. We sought information on health insurance status of US LKDs, with particular attention to age, gender, and ethnicity.
DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: The United Network for Organ Sharing/Organ Procurement Transplantation Network database was queried for associations among age at donation, race, gender, and …
Authors
Gibney EM; Doshi MD; Hartmann EL; Parikh CR; Garg AX
Journal
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol. 5, No. 5, pp. 912–916
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
May 2010
DOI
10.2215/cjn.07121009
ISSN
1555-9041
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentAdultBlack or African AmericanAge FactorsAgedAsianChi-Square DistributionFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthKidney TransplantationLiving DonorsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNephrectomyRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSex FactorsTissue and Organ ProcurementUnited StatesWhite PeopleYoung Adult