Waiting for liver transplantation in Canada: Waitlist history 2000-2004 and sensitivity analysis for the future

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-195

  Stanford, David A ^a   Renouf, Elizabeth M ^a   McAlister, Vivian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deceased donor; GI M 1 queue; Historical analysis; Liver transplantation; Living donor; Sensitivity analysis; Statistical analysis; Waiting time; Waitlist

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CANADA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; CANADA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 43149106693     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-008-9062-y     Document Type: Article

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