The riskiest job in medicine: Transplant surgeons and organ procurement travel

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2406-2415

  Englesbe, M J ^a   Merion, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor management; Donor risk; Mortality; Population studies

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; FATALITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

COHORT STUDIES; GENERAL SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 70349196675     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02774.x     Document Type: Article

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