Geography, transplant centers, and recipients: What can we learn?

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-10

  Washburn, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GEOGRAPHY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 38649112648     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21204     Document Type: Editorial

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