Disparity between solid-organ supply and demand

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 349, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 704-706

  Langone, Anthony J ^a,b   Helderman, J Harold ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ALTRUISM; CADAVER DONOR; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAW; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DONOR; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042624980     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe038117     Document Type: Editorial

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