Heart allocation in the United States intended and unintended consequences

Circulation: Heart Failure

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-143

  Givertz, Michael M ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; REGISTRIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84860809534     PISSN: 19413289     EISSN: 19413297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.111.966135     Document Type: Article

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