Robust Models Support Redistricting Liver Allocation to Reduce Geographic Disparity

Transplantation

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2015, Pages e159-e160

  Gentry, Sommer E ^a,b   Segev, Dorry L ^a,c   Kasiske, Bertram L ^d,e   Mulligan, David C ^f   Hirose, Ryutaro ^g  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DONOR; DONOR SELECTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; LIVER DISEASES; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

DONOR SELECTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84957093747     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000834     Document Type: Letter

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