Increasing lung allocation scores predict worsened survival among lung transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 915-920

  Liu, V ^a   Zamora, M R ^b   Dhillon, G S ^a   Weill, D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health outcomes; Lung transplantation; Mortality; Organ allocation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG ALLOCATION SCORE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL;

EID: 77949831485     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.03003.x     Document Type: Article

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