Allocating organs for lung transplantation: Two sides of the coin

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1271-1272

  Kotloff, Robert M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FIRST AID; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN ALLOCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84949032499     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201508-1659ED     Document Type: Editorial

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