Significant potential utility for donor yield models: But proceed with caution

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2009-2011

  Schold, J D ^a,b   Goldfarb, D A ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MODEL; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; EDITORIAL; ORGANIZATION; STATISTICAL BIAS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 80053306579     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03641.x     Document Type: Review

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