A trend analysis of organ transplantation among ethnic groups

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-20

  Xiao, Hong ^a   Campbell, Ellen S ^b   Song, Kai Sheng ^b  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Multiple linear regression; Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS); Organ transplantation; Trend analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; STATISTICS;

ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0036370114     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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