Association between liver transplant center performance evaluations and transplant volume

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2097-2105

  Buccini, L D ^a   Segev, D L ^b   Fung, J ^a   Miller, C ^a   Kelly, D ^a   Quintini, C ^a   Schold, J D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Donors and donation: extended criteria; ethics and public policy; graft survival; health services and outcomes research; liver transplantation hepatology; organ procurement and allocation; patient survival; quality of care care delivery; Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR)

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; COLD ISCHEMIA; COMPETITION; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; CAT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STANDARDS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906241674     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12826     Document Type: Article

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