Ability to pay and geographical proximity influence access to liver transplantation even in a system with universal access

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1422-1427

  McCormick, P Aiden ^a   O'Rourke, Marie ^a   Carey, Deirdre ^b   Laffoy, Marie ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b DR STEEVENS HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; IRELAND; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 8844262556     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20276     Document Type: Article

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