Maximizing thoracic organ transplant opportunities: The importance of efficient coordination

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 401-407

  Snell, Gregory I ^a   Griffiths, Anne ^a   Macfarlane, Louise ^a   Gabbay, Eli ^a   Shiraishi, Takeshi ^a   Esmore, Donald S ^a   Williams, Trevor J ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0034128848     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(00)00071-1     Document Type: Article

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