The effect of transplant center volume on survival after heart transplantation: A multicenter study

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1064-1069

  Shuhaiber, Jeffrey H ^a   Moore, Jeff ^b   Dyke, David B ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLD ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; THERAPY EFFECT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949491844     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.040     Document Type: Article

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