The national impact of the 1995 changes to the UNOS renal allocation system

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 287-295

  Leffell, Mary S ^a   Zachary, Andrea A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mandatory share; Point system; Renal allocation; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REGISTER; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0032805020     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0012.1999.130402.x     Document Type: Article

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