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Transplantation on the Rise in Puerto Rico
Author(s) -
Pondrom Sue
Publication year - 2016
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.13741
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , mainland , commonwealth , mainland china , political science , surgery , geography , law , china , archaeology
Puerto Rico has long had a large supply of donor organs that, historically, were shipped to the mainland United States. This month's “ AJT Report” takes a look at recent infrastructure growth in the commonwealth that has allowed for the development of a successful, self‐sustaining transplant program, with services available in heart, kidney, liver and pancreas transplantation.