Organ transplantation in Italy: Analysis of donors and recipients

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 493-497

  Quintieri, F ^a,b   Chistolini, P ^b   Pugliese, O ^a  

^a Laboratorio di Immunologia   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Organ donation; Transplant units; Transplantation activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; ITALY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RECIPIENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0032987984     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007587400503     Document Type: Article

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