The effects of donor and recipient practices on transplant center finances.

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Published in Am J Transplant on March 01, 2008

Authors

M J Englesbe1, Y Ads, J A Cohn, C J Sonnenday, R Lynch, R S Sung, S J Pelletier, J D Birkmeyer, J D Punch

Author Affiliations

1: Michigan Surgical Collaborative for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. englesbe@med.umich.edu

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