title: MELD and PELD: application of survival models to liver allocation.
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. rwiesner@mayo.edu
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Wiesner
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: McDiarmid
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malinchoc
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Kremers
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Krom
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014850:Waiting Lists