Influence of HLA matching on thoracic transplant outcomes: An analysis from the UNOS/ISHLT thoracic registry

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 170-174

  Hosenpud, Jeffrey D ^a   Edwards, Erick B ^b   Lin, Hung Mo ^b   Daily, O Patrick ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

antigens; histocompatibility; survival; transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029955831     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.94.2.170     Document Type: Article

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