Balancing utility and need by means of donor-to-recipient matching: A challenging problem

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 522-523

  Avolio, A W ^a   Halldorson, J B ^b   Burra, P ^c   Dutkowski, P ^d   Agnes, S ^a   Clavien, P A ^d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COLD ISCHEMIA; DONOR SELECTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LETTER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84873077236     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12031     Document Type: Letter

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