Calculating life years from transplant (LYFT): Methods for kidney and kidney-pancreas candidates

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 4 PART 2, 2008, Pages 997-1011

  Wolfe, R A ^a   McCullough, K P ^a   Schaubel, D E ^b   Kalbfleisch, J D ^b   Murray, S ^b   Stegall, M D ^c   Leichtman, A B ^b  

^a ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cox regression; Deceased donor kidneys; Diabetes mellitus; Kidney allocation; Kidney transplant; Life expectancy; OPTN; Simultaneous kidney pancreas transplant; SRTR; Survival; Waiting list; Waiting list mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; LIFESPAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECIPIENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

CADAVER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40749085682     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02177.x     Document Type: Article

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