title: Vital parts.
abstract: As the demand for organ transplants has grown, a shortage of hearts, kidneys, lungs and other vital organs has developed. Government and health officials have been forced to ration these vital organs. But what's fair? Who should be helped first--the sickest or those who have waited longest for help?
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Serafini
mesh_terms: D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000592:standards*; D018579:Patient Selection; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States