The survival impact of liver transplantation in the MELD era, and the future for organ allocation and distribution

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-204

  Brown, Robert S ^a,b   Lake, John R ^c  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13144267718     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.00769.x     Document Type: Editorial

References (3)

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