Decadal analysis of deceased organ donation in Spain and the United States linking an increased donation rate and the utilization of older donors

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 981-986

  Halldorson, Jeff ^a   Roberts, John Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CADAVER; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; SPAIN; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883246584     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.23684     Document Type: Article

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