On the allocation of cardiac allografts from blood group-O donors

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 342-344

  Rexius, Helena ^a   Nilsson, Folke ^a   Jeppsson, Anders ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood Group; Cardiac transplantation; Waiting list

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP O; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0036964632     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140174302762659058     Document Type: Article

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