Evolution of quality at the organ center of the organ procurement and transplantation network/United network for organ sharing

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-226

  Brown, Roger S ^a   Belton, A Matthew ^a   Martin, Judith M ^a   Simmons, Dee D ^a   Taylor, Gloria J ^a   Willard, Ellie ^a  

^a UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; DOCUMENTATION; DONOR SELECTION; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOCUMENTATION; DONOR SELECTION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 73349106867     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/prtr.19.3.v7064h52n2441466     Document Type: Article

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