The effects of individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status on early nephrology referral for hemodialysis patients

Abstract

1 Institute of Health and Welfare Policy, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Beitou Dist., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. 2 School of Gerontology Health Management, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. 3 Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. * Correspondence author. E-mail: scwu@ym.edu.tw Received: Jul 8, 2013 Accepted: Jan 15, 2014 DDOI: 10.6288/TJPH201433102058 The effects of individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status on early nephrology referral for hemodialysis patients