Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2019 Mar;103(3):459-460.
doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002350.

Measuring Patient Knowledge of Kidney Transplantation: An Initial Step to Close the Knowledge Gap

Laura J McPherson  1 , Reem E Hamoda  1 , Rachel E Patzer  1   2   3
Affiliations
Editorial

Measuring Patient Knowledge of Kidney Transplantation: An Initial Step to Close the Knowledge Gap

Laura J McPherson et al. Transplantation. 2019 Mar.
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Comment on

References

    1. Alexander GC, Sehgal AR. Barriers to cadaveric renal transplantation among blacks, women, and the poor. JAMA. 1998;280:1148–1152. - PubMed
    1. Waterman AD, Peipert JD, Hyland SS, et al. Modifiable patient characteristics and racial disparities in evaluation completion and living donor transplant. Clin JAm Soc Nephrol. 2013;8:995–1002. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Kucirka LM, Grams ME, Balhara KS, et al. Disparities in provision of transplant information affect access to kidney transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2012;12:351–357. - PubMed
    1. Patzer RE, McPherson L, Basu M, et al. Effect of the Choose Kidney decision aid in improving knowledge about treatment options among transplant candidates: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Transplant. Published online February 15, 2018. doi:10.1111/ajt. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Waterman AD, Peipert JD. An explore transplant group randomized controlled education trial to increase dialysis patients’ decision-making and pursuit of transplantation. Prog Transplant. 2018;28:174–183. - PubMed