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Rurality of Patient Residence and Access to Transplantation among Children with Kidney Failure in the United States

Description
Examines wait time and waitlist registration for kidney transplantation among rural, micropolitan, and urban children with kidney failure. Utilizes 2000-2019 United States Renal Data System (USRDS) data of 14,175 children.
Author(s)
Gabriela Accetta-Rojas, Charles E. McCulloch, Adrian M. Whelan, et al.
Citation
Pediatric Nephrology, 39(4), 1239-1244
Date
09/2023
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Children and youth · Health conditions · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data