Organ donation and utilization in the USA

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 9, 2004, Pages 27-37

  Ojo, Akinlolu O ^a   Heinrichs, Dennis ^b   Emond, Jean C ^c   McGowan, Joshua J ^d   Guidinger, Mary K ^d   Delmonico, Francis L ^e   Metzger, Robert A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LifeLink Foundation   (United States)

^c New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^d Univ Ren Res and Educ Assoc   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Deceased donors; Donation rates; Living donors; OPOs; Organ donation; Organ procurement; SRTR

Indexed keywords

CADAVER DONOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; UNITED STATES;

CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; KIDNEY; LIVING DONORS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; SIBLINGS; SPOUSES; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042702807     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6135.2004.00396.x     Document Type: Review

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