Efficient utilization of the expanded criteria donor (ECD) deceased donor kidney pool: An analysis of the effect of labeling

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-309

  Hirth, R A ^a,b   Pan, Q ^c   Schaubel, D E ^a,b   Merion, R M ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Expanded criteria donors; Kidney transplantation; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONVALESCENCE; DECISION MAKING; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REGISTER; SAMPLE; SURGEON;

HUMANS; KIDNEY; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; NAMES; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 75149119255     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02937.x     Document Type: Article

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