Effect of population aging on the international organ donation rates and the effectiveness of the donation process

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1526-1535

  Cuende, N ^a   Cuende, J I ^b   Fajardo, J ^a   Huet, J ^a   Alonso, M ^a  

^a Transplant Coordination Center   (Spain)

^b Nursing School   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Age adjusted donation rates; Organ donation; Organ transplantation; Outcome assessment; Program effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CADAVER; CHILD; HUMANS; LIVING DONORS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 34248672563     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01792.x     Document Type: Article

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