County socioeconomic characteristics and pediatric renal transplantation outcomes.
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SUBMITTER: Miller R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6425941 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
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County socioeconomic characteristics and pediatric renal transplantation outcomes.
Miller Rebecca R Akateh Clifford C Thompson Noelle N Tumin Dmitry D Hayes Don D Black Sylvester M SM Tobias Joseph D JD
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 20180312 7
<h4>Background</h4>Existing risk adjustment models for solid organ transplantation omit socioeconomic status (SES). With limited data available on transplant candidates' SES, linkage of transplant outcomes data to geographic SES measures has been proposed. We investigate the utility of county SES for understanding differences in pediatric kidney transplantation (KTx) outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>We identified patients < 18 years of age receiving first-time KTx using United Network for Organ Sharing ...[more]
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