Liver transplantation for status 1: The consequences of good intentions

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 699-707

  McDiarmid, Sue V ^a,e   Goodrich, Nathan P ^b   Harper, Ann M ^c   Merion, Robert M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34249090194     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21125     Document Type: Article

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