The Effect of Patients' Preferences on Racial Differences in Access to Renal Transplantation
Ayanian J, Cleary P, Weissman J, Epstein A. The Effect of Patients' Preferences on Racial Differences in Access to Renal Transplantation. New England Journal Of Medicine 1999, 341: 1661-1669. PMID: 10572155, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199911253412206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseRenal transplantationBlack patientsPatient preferencesRenal diseaseWhite patientsRacial differencesRate of referralPerceptions of careSubstantial racial differencesEligible patientsRenal failureTransplantation centersDialysis therapyMaintenance treatmentWaiting listPatientsTransplantationDialysis facilitiesHealth statusMedical careSociodemographic characteristicsStratified random sampleWhite womenWhite men