Update on pediatric lung allocation in the United States

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 808-813

  Sweet, Stuart C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung transplant; Organ allocation; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER DONOR; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PEDIATRICS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 70349975817     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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