Should liver transplantation be made available to everyone? The case against

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1881-1883

  Neuberger, James ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPAIN; UNITED STATES; XENOGRAFT;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT SELECTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 0042334892     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.16.1881     Document Type: Review

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