Kidney Exchange and the Alliance for Paired Donation: Operations Research Changes the Way Kidneys Are Transplanted
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Paired Kidney Donation and Listed Exchange
Deceased-donor and live-donor kidneys are the two sources for transplantation, and these sources are utilized via two different programs. One of these programs, a paired kidney donation (PKD), involves two donor-patient pairs, for each of whom transplantation from donor to intended recipient is not possible due to medical incompatibilities, but such that the patient in each couple could receive...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Interfaces
دوره 45 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015