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Sicker Patients With End‐Stage Liver Disease Cost More: A Quick Fix?
Author(s) -
Abouljoud M. S.,
Brown K. A.,
Nerenz D. R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12498
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , liver disease , model for end stage liver disease , transplantation , population , intensive care medicine , waiting list , surgery , environmental health
The cost of care among patients awaiting liver transplantation varies significantly among regions and programs, and the causes for such variations are numerous and complex. See article by Axelrod et al on page 70.