Donor conversion and procurement failure: The fate of our potential organ donors

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 440-445

  Branco, Bernardino C ^a   Inaba, Kenji ^a   Lam, Lydia ^a   Salim, Ali ^b   Barmparas, Galinos ^a   Teixeira, Pedro G R ^a   Talving, Peep ^a   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 78651365790     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-010-0870-0     Document Type: Article

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