The urgent priority for transplantation is to trim the waiting list

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 861-867

  Stevenson, Lynne Warner ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DONOR SELECTION; EDITORIAL; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL TIME; UNCERTAINTY;

HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84881577527     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.06.018     Document Type: Editorial

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