Vehicle safety features, especially airbags, may account for the recent decline in heart donors

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1068-1070

  Morrissey, Ryan P ^a   Aronow, Harriet U ^b   Czer, Lawrence S C ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; AIRBAG; HEART; HELMET; HUMAN; LAW; NOTE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 80051473596     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.04.010     Document Type: Letter

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1. T. Mone One Legacy organ procurement network staff letter (personal communication) January 19, 2011
2. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network National data. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/ latestData/step2.asp (accessed January 22, 2011)
3. U.S. vehicle median age increased in 2008, R.L. Polk & Co http://usa.polk.com/News/LatestNews/2009-0303-vehicle-median-age.htm (accessed January 22, 2011)