Insurance and education predict long-term survival after orthotopic heart transplantation in the United States

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-60

  Allen, Jeremiah G ^a   Weiss, Eric S ^a   Arnaoutakis, George J ^a   Russell, Stuart D ^a   Baumgartner, William A ^a   Shah, Ashish S ^a   Conte, John V ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

education; Heart transplantation; insurance; outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; GRADUATE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83555172675     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.07.019     Document Type: Article

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