Addressing the shortage of kidneys for transplantation: Purchase and allocation through chain auctions

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 717-755

  Rosen, Lara ^a   Vining, Aidan R ^b   Weimer, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MANAGEMENT; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; POLICY MAKING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80055072954     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1334695     Document Type: Article

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