The future challenge in the MELD era: How to match extended-use donors and sick recipients [3]

Transplantation

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 987-988

  Ravaioli, Matteo ^a   Grazi, Gian Luca ^a   Ercolani, Giorgio ^a   Cescon, Matteo ^a   Pinna, Antonio Daniele ^a   Ballardini, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 33749842107     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000238705.29588.fc     Document Type: Letter

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