Trends in wait-list mortality in children listed for heart transplantation in the United States: Era effect across racial/ethnic groups

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2692-2699

  Singh, T P ^a,b   Almond, C S ^a,b   Piercey, G ^a   Gauvreau, K ^a,c  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; heart transplantation; outcomes; race

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DATA BASE; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 82455199085     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03723.x     Document Type: Article

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