The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 117, Issue 9 , Pages 670-675 , 1 November 2004

The net transfer of transplant organs across race, sex, age, and income

  • Ashwini R. Sehgal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Center for Health Care Research and Policy, Division of Nephrology, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Biomedical Ethics, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Ashwini R. Sehgal, MD, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44109

Received 15 December 2003 ,Accepted 20 May 2004.

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 Supported by grant DK51472 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland. The data reported here have been supplied by the University Renal Research and Education Association as the contractor for the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). The interpretation and reporting of these data are the responsibility of the author and in no way should be seen as an official policy of or interpretation by the SRTR or the U.S. government.

PII: S0002-9343(04)00527-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.05.025

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 117, Issue 9 , Pages 670-675 , 1 November 2004

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