Disparities in lung transplantation before and after introduction of the lung allocation score

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 684-692

  Wille, Keith M ^a   Harrington, Kathy F ^a   Deandrade, Joao A ^a   Vishin, Sonia ^a   Oster, Robert A ^a   Kaslow, Richard A ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; LAS; Lung Allocation Score; lung transplant disparities; racial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG ALLOCATION SCORE; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84879690474     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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