Towards a better liver transplant allocation system [1]

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 935-936

  Burroughs, A K ^a   Marelli, L ^a   Cholongitas, E ^a   Manousou, P ^a   Rolles, K ^a   Karam, V ^b   Delvart, V ^b   Adam, R ^b   Sabin, C ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; JUSTICE; LETTER; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MODEL; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 34250617092     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21110     Document Type: Letter

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