[Kidney transplant patients without social protection in health: what do patients say about the economic hardships and impact?].

Kidney transplant is the optimal treatment for renal disease according to biomedical criteria, but the technology is highly expensive. The aim of this article was to examine the economic hardships experienced by kidney transplant patients and the impact on their lives, specifically when they lack social protection in health. The article reports on a qualitative study conducted in Mexico.

[Qualitative health research: a critical review of recent work in Mexico].

Objective: This paper critically examines recent work on qualitative health research (QHR) in Mexico.

Material And Methods: A review was conducted of 128 articles published between 2000 and 2009. A literature search was done drawing together a verse of indexes, search engine, data bases and citations, as well as interviewing researchers.