The impact of the lung allocation score

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-114

  Takahashi, Stephenie M ^a   Garrity Jr , Edward R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Lung allocation score; Lung transplantation

Indexed keywords

GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMPLANT REGISTRY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME;

HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77950541625     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: 10989048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249107     Document Type: Review

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