Mississippi Institute for Improvement of Geographic Minority Health

 

University Mississippi Medical Center

University Mississippi Medical Center, Michael Flessner M.D. Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Chief of Nephrology, is Principal

Investigator of the project on “Healthcare Disparities in Chronic Kidney Disease.”  This project is designed to address healthcare

disparities affecting African Americans with chronic kidney disease. To date, 238 patients have been recruited, and data have been

collected on demographics, insurance, height, weight, BMI, biochemistry (serum creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate,

hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum albumin, intact parathyroid hormone), the SF- 36 Quality of Life, and Locus of Control.  The data will be

compiled and analyzed in May-June. A draft publication is anticipated by July 2007.

 

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