Allocating hearts

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 775-776

  Smedira, Nicholas G ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEART DISEASES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; REGISTRIES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33645413219     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.11.032     Document Type: Editorial

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3. J. Jimenez, L.B. Edwards, R. Higgins Should stable UNOS status 2 patients be transplanted? J Heart Lung Transplant 24 2005 178 183
4. J. Warren New heart allocation scheme ok'd by OPTN/UNOS Board will decrease waitlist deaths for adult, pediatrics Transplant News 15 2005 4