How to Achieve More Accurate Comparisons in Organ Donation Activity: Time to Effectiveness Indicators

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1432-1438

  Deulofeu, R ^a   Bodi M A ^a   Twose, J ^a   Lopez P ^a  

^a Catalan Transplant Organization   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; DONOR SELECTION; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 77953667374     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.12.056     Document Type: Article

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