MELD - An imperfect, but thus far the best, solution to the problem of organ allocation

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-7

  Lake, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN PRESERVATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42449094199     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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