Improving the allocation system for deceased-donor kidneys

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 364, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1287-1289

  Leichtman, Alan B ^a   McCullough, Keith P ^b   Wolfe, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ALLOGRAFT; CHILD CARE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HLA SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFESPAN; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL TIME; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CADAVER; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGNOSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CADAVER; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PROGNOSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953770348     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1102728     Document Type: Short Survey

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