Procurement and allocation of solid organs for transplantation

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 336, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 422-431

  Hauptman, Paul J ^a   O'Connor, Kevin J ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b New England Organ Bank   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BODY PARTS AND FLUIDS; CARDIAC DEATH; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DETERMINATION OF DEATH; FAMILY MEMBERS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; ORGAN DONATION; ORGAN DONORS; PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELECTION FOR TREATMENT; TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS; UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CADAVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031049445     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199702063360607     Document Type: Review

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