Changes in donor heart allocation in the United States without fundamental changes in the system: Rearranging deck chairs and elephants in the room

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-9

  Barr, M L ^a   Taylor, D O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONOR; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART GRAFT; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART DISEASES; HEART FAILURE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRANSPLANTATION; TRENDS; ADULT; EDITORIAL; ELEPHANT; HEART; NONHUMAN;

HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HEART DISEASES; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 84919682806     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13032     Document Type: Review

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