Hospitalization Databases: A Tool for Transplantation Monitoring

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 981-983

  Pourfarziani, V ^a   Rafati Shaldehi, H ^a   Assari, S ^a   Naghizadeh, M M ^a   Amini, M ^a   Hollisaaz, M T ^a   Saadat, S H ^a   Einollahi, B ^a   Naderi, M ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248559600     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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