Aboriginal patients on the road to kidney transplantation: is residence location a barrier?
Aboriginal dialysis patients have reduced access to kidney transplantation. The reasons for this disparity are unknown. Tonelli et al. show that in Canada, residence location does not significantly impact on an Aboriginal dialysis patient's likelihood of receiving kidney transplantation. This Commentary explores the issue of decreased access and examines issues surrounding the findings of Tonelli et al.
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Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. yeatesk@post.queensu.ca
D002170:Canada; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012424:Rural Population; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods; D014186:Transportation