Impact of recipient MELD score on resource utilization

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2449-2454

  Washburn, W K ^a   Pollock, B H ^a   Nichols, L ^a   Speeg, K V ^a   Halff, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; MELD; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33748502779     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01490.x     Document Type: Article

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