Benchmarking performance in organ donation programs: Dependence on demographics and mortalility rates

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 727-731

  Barnieh, Lianne ^a   Baxter, David ^b   Boiteau, Paul ^a   Manns, Braden ^a   Doig, Christopher James ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Urban Futures Institute   (Canada)

^c FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICS;

EID: 33747623009     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021633     Document Type: Article

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