{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10"],"submitter":["Yohanna S"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Eligible patients with kidney failure should have equal access to kidney transplantation. Transplant referral is the first crucial step toward receiving a kidney transplant; however, studies suggest substantial variation in the rate of kidney transplant referral across regions. The province of Ontario, Canada, has a public, single-payer health care system with 27 regional chronic kidney disease (CKD) programs. The probability of being referred for kidney transplant may not be equal across CKD programs.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether there is variability in kidney transplant referral rates across Ontario's CKD programs.<h4>Design</h4>Population-based cohort study using linked administrative health care databases from January 1, 2013, to November 1, 2016.<h4>Setting"],"journal":["Canadian journal of kidney health and disease"],"pagination":["20543581231169608"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10286544"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Variation in Kidney Transplant Referral Across Chronic Kidney Disease Programs in Ontario, Canada."],"pmcid":["PMC10286544"],"pubmed_authors":["Blake PG","Naylor KL","Treleaven D","Elliott L","Wang C","Cooper R","Bota SE","Luo B","Yohanna S","Dixon SN","Kim SJ","Knoll GA","Garg AX"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Variation in Kidney Transplant Referral Across Chronic Kidney Disease Programs in Ontario, Canada.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Eligible patients with kidney failure should have equal access to kidney transplantation. Transplant referral is the first crucial step toward receiving a kidney transplant; however, studies suggest substantial variation in the rate of kidney transplant referral across regions. The province of Ontario, Canada, has a public, single-payer health care system with 27 regional chronic kidney disease (CKD) programs. The probability of being referred for kidney transplant may not be equal across CKD programs.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether there is variability in kidney transplant referral rates across Ontario's CKD programs.<h4>Design</h4>Population-based cohort study using linked administrative health care databases from January 1, 2013, to November 1, 2016.<h4>Setting","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023","modification":"2026-05-07T08:35:22.13Z","creation":"2026-04-07T22:40:20.32Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10286544","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37359986"],"doi":["10.1177/20543581231169608"]}}