Allocation or rationing - Word choice is crucial

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-10

  Matas, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; KIDNEY GRAFT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; TRANSPLANTATION;

HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58049213929     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02484.x     Document Type: Editorial

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