Rescuing Prometheus: a policy proposal to alleviate excess demand for liver transplantation

A growing demand for liver transplantation coupled with a static supply of organs results in an excess demand crisis. Excess demand for liver transplantation equals the number of patients left on the UNOS waiting list at the end of the year who have not expired, undergone transplant, or been withdra...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical transplantation 1997-02, Vol.11 (1), p.49-55
Hauptverfasser:	Ferguson, Melissa E., Ferguson, Ronald M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bioethics Biological and medical sciences Health Care Rationing Health Policy Humans Liver Transplantation Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen Medical sciences Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system Tissue and Organ Procurement Tissue Donors - statistics & numerical data Tissue Donors - supply & distribution transplantation United States Waiting Lists
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