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Disparity, Liver Demand, and Access to Transplants
Author(s) -
Mulligan D.
Publication year - 2015
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.13302
Subject(s) - liver transplantation , medicine , transplantation , liver disease , hepatocellular carcinoma , united network for organ sharing , model for end stage liver disease , listing (finance) , finance , economics
Disparity in liver transplantation goes beyond the variance in MELD scores at transplant, as authors Adler et al (page 1836 ) explore differences in patient access to centers and listing practices that can have a significant impact on transplant rates by DSA.