Benefits of "the benefit model" in liver transplantation

Hepatology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 697-698

  Kim, W Ray ^a   Kremers, Walter K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; NOTE; ORGAN DONOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGEON; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 51349083816     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.22497     Document Type: Note

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