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Bringing palliative care to transplant
Author(s) -
Pullen Lara C.
Publication year - 2021
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.16035
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , intensive care medicine , donation , quality of life (healthcare) , nursing , economics , economic growth
This month's installment of “The AJT Report” discusses the issue of palliative care and how it can be integrated into the care of transplant candidates and patients to improve quality of life. We also report on a recently proposed bill designed to remove critical barriers to liver donation in the U.S.