American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 324-331, February 2006

Racial Differences in Coping With the Need for Kidney Transplantation and Willingness to Ask for Live Organ Donation

  • Shayna L. Lunsford, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health Professions, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
    • Transplant Services, Medical University Hospital Authority, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Kit S. Simpson, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health Professions, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
    • Transplant Services, Medical University Hospital Authority, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Kenneth D. Chavin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health Professions, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
    • Transplant Services, Medical University Hospital Authority, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Laura G. Hildebrand, RN, BSN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health Professions, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
    • Transplant Services, Medical University Hospital Authority, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Lucia G. Miles, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health Professions, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
    • Transplant Services, Medical University Hospital Authority, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Lilless M. Shilling, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health Professions, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
    • Transplant Services, Medical University Hospital Authority, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Gilbert R. Smalls, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health Professions, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
    • Transplant Services, Medical University Hospital Authority, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • ,
  • Prabhakar K. Baliga, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health Professions, Charleston, SC
    • Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
    • Transplant Services, Medical University Hospital Authority, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Prabhakar K. Baliga, MD, Chief, Division of Transplant Surgery, PO Box 250611, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425

Received 8 August 2005; accepted 20 October 2005. published online 23 December 2005.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.10.018 on December 22, 2005.Support: This study was supported by a grant (R01DK62596) from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: A Program to Increase Living Donations in African Americans. Potential conflicts of interest: None.Shayna L. Lunsford had full access to all data in this study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

PII: S0272-6386(05)01655-0

doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.10.018

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 324-331, February 2006

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