A method for estimating solid organ donor potential by organ procurement region

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1645-1650

  Christiansen, Cindy L ^a   Gortmaker, Steven L ^b   Williams, Jean M ^f   Beasley, Carol L ^f   Brigham, Lori E ^c   Capossela, Carie ^f   Matthiesen, Mary E ^d   Gunderson, Susan ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Washington Reg Transplant C   (United States)

^d California Transplant Donor Network   (United States)

^e Department of Procurement   (United States)

^f Harvard Medical School ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CERTIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR;

EID: 0031793954     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.11.1645     Document Type: Article

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