Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and equity of donor lung allocation in the era of the lung allocation score: Are we there yet?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 385-387

  Chan, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG ALLOCATION SCORE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 69249138760     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200906-0976ED     Document Type: Editorial

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