Geographic Variation in Black–White Differences in End-of-Life Care for Patients with ESRD

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Bernadette A Thomas · University of Washington

Rudolph A. Rodriguez · Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Edward J. Boyko · University of Puget Sound

Cassianne Robinson‐Cohen · University of Washington

Annette L. Fitzpatrick · University of Washington

Ann M. O’Hare · Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Abstract

There are pronounced black-white differences in patterns of hospice referral and dialysis discontinuation among patients with ESRD that vary substantially across regions of the United States.

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Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

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Published in: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volume 8, Issue 7, pp. 1171-1178

DOI: 10.2215/cjn.06780712

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Geographic Variation in Black–White Differences in End-of-Life Care for Patients with ESRD

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