Shivam Joshi|Jeffrey J. Gaynor|Gaetano Ciancio
Review of ethnic disparities in access to renal transplantation
University of Miami|University of Miami|University of Miami
renal transplantation gold standard treatment patients endstage renal disease associated several advantages dialysis including increased quality life reduced morbidity mortality lower healthcare costs barring constraints limited organ supply goals patient care focus attaining renal transplantation minimizing even eliminating time spent dialysis disparities access renal transplantation african americans caucasians extensively documented african americans significantly poorer access growing corpus literature examining determinants reduced access among racial ethnic minority groups including hispanics determinants include patient physician preference socioeconomic status insurance type patient education immunologic factors review determinants access renal transplantation united states among races ethnicities