A methodological framework for optimally reorganizing liver transplant regions

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-46

  Stahl, James E ^a   Kong, Nan ^b   Shechter, Steven M ^b   Schaefer, Andrew J ^b,c   Roberts, Mark S ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver transplants; Organ procurement organizations; Transplant regions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER GRAFT; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12344337337     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X04273137     Document Type: Article

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