TY - JOUR
T1 - Ethical considerations regarding disparities pertaining to kidney transplant patients
AU - Yost, S. E.
AU - Srinivas, T.
AU - Kaplan, B.
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Racial and ethnic disparities exist throughout the US health-care system, including in the field of solid-organ transplant. There are disparities in access to health care, health outcomes, and access to transplant centers. Addressing this issue requires equity in pretransplant care, increased education and referral throughout the transplant process, and research funds targeted to the study of problems pertinent to transplantation in certain patient populations.
AB - Racial and ethnic disparities exist throughout the US health-care system, including in the field of solid-organ transplant. There are disparities in access to health care, health outcomes, and access to transplant centers. Addressing this issue requires equity in pretransplant care, increased education and referral throughout the transplant process, and research funds targeted to the study of problems pertinent to transplantation in certain patient populations.
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U2 - 10.1038/clpt.2011.73
DO - 10.1038/clpt.2011.73
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21772298
AN - SCOPUS:79960586106
SN - 0009-9236
VL - 90
SP - 212
EP - 214
JO - Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
JF - Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
IS - 2
ER -