Kidney and pancreas transplantation in the United States, 1997-2006: The HRSA breakthrough collaboratives and the 58 DSA challenge

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 4 PART 2, 2008, Pages 946-957

  Leichtman, A B ^a   Cohen, D ^b   Keith, D ^c   O'Connor, K ^d   Goldstein, M ^e   McBride, V ^f   Gould, C J ^g   Christensen, L L ^h   Ashby, V B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d New England Organ Bank   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^f HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^g UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

^h ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

58 DSA Challenge; 7000 Kidney Challenge; Deceased donor kidneys; Donation service areas; Expanded criteria donors; Kidney transplantation; Living donor transplantation; OPTN; Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative; Organ procurement organization

Indexed keywords

GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REGISTRATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

CADAVER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 40749142451     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02173.x     Document Type: Review

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