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Racial Disparities in Eligibility for Preemptive Waitlisting for Kidney Transplantation and Modification of eGFR Thresholds to Equalize Waitlist Time

BACKGROUND: Patients may accrue wait time for kidney transplantation when their eGFR is ≤20 ml/min. However, Black patients have faster progression of their kidney disease compared with White patients, which may lead to disparities in accruable time on the kidney transplant waitlist before dialysis...

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Published in:J Am Soc Nephrol
Main Authors: Ku, Elaine, McCulloch, Charles E., Adey, Deborah B., Li, Libo, Johansen, Kirsten L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society of Nephrology 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920175/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33622978
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020081144
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