The effects of DonorNet 2007 on kidney distribution equity and efficiency

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1550-1557

  Massie, A B ^a   Zeger, S L ^b   Montgomery, R A ^a   Segev, D L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold ischemia time; Deceased donor transplantation; DonorNet 2007; Equity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLD ISCHEMIA TIME; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY PRESERVATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN ALLOCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COLD TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN PRESERVATION; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649641274     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02670.x     Document Type: Article

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