The oversight of solid organ transplantation in the United States

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 739-744

  McDiarmid, S V ^a   Pruett, T L ^b   Graham, W K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

Author keywords

Public policy; UNOS

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEMBERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE; ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MEDICARE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40449102270     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.02147.x     Document Type: Review

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