The unsolved problem of organ allocation in times of organ shortage: The German solution?

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1049-1051

  Bernhardt, Alexander M ^a,d   Rahmel, Axel ^b,c   Reichenspurner, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b EUROTRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

allocation; Germany; heart transplantation; lung transplantation; organ shortage

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; HEART GRAFT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ALLOCATION; GERMANY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN SHORTAGE;

EUROPE; GERMANY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84886924328     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.08.012     Document Type: Editorial

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