Countries' donation performance in perspective: Time for more accurate comparative methodologies

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1439-1441

  Roels, L ^a   Cohen, B ^a   Gachet, C ^a  

^a Donor Action Foundation   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; CADAVER DONOR; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FINLAND; FRANCE; GERMANY; GOLD STANDARD; ITALY; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 34248631097     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01831.x     Document Type: Editorial

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