Matching graft to recipient by predicted survival: can this be an acceptable strategy to improve utilization of deceased donor kidneys?

Transplantation Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-170

  Baskin Bey, Edwina S ^a   Nyberg, Scott L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; RETRANSPLANTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45049084096     PISSN: 0955470X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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