Exception Points and Body Size Contribute to Gender Disparity in Liver Transplantation

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1286-1293.e2

  Nephew, Lauren D ^a   Goldberg, David S ^a,b   Lewis, James D ^a,b   Abt, Peter ^c   Bryan, Mathew ^b   Forde, Kimberly A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender Disparity; Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network; Organ Size; UNOS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BODY SIZE; BODY SURFACE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LIVER SIZE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; SEX RATIO; UTILIZATION;

BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 85020254748     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: 15427714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.02.033     Document Type: Article

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