The economic impact of MELD on liver transplant centers

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2297-2301

  Axelrod, David A ^a   Koffron, Alan J ^a   Baker, Talia ^a   Al Saden, Patrice ^a   Dixler, Irma ^b   McNatt, Gwen ^b   Sumner, Scott ^b   Vaci, Mike ^b   Abecassis, Michael ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease severity; Financial outcomes in transplantation; Health economics; Liver transplantation; MELD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 27844472886     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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