Substantial increase in cadaveric organ donors in hospitals implementing the donor action program in Finland

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 3253-3255

  Hockerstedt K ^a,c   Heikkilal M L ^a   Holmberg, C ^b  

^a Department of Surgery   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI AND HELSINKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CADAVER DONOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CADAVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FINLAND; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 27844548043     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.09.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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