Effects of Social Deprivation on the Proportion of Preemptive Kidney Transplantation: A Mediation Analysis

Background. Social inequalities in health lead to an increased risk of chronic kidney disease and less access to renal transplantation. The objective of this study was to assess the association between social deprivation estimated by the fifth quintile of the European Deprivation Index (EDI) and pre...

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Main Authors: Eve Calvar, MBBS, Ludivine Launay, MS, Annabel Boyer, MD, Guy Launoy, MD, PhD, Thierry Lobbedez, MD, Valérie Châtelet, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-10-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001203