title: [The MELD system and organ allocation policy: lessons after the first year of use in the United States].
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Hepatología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, España. santiagotomemar@yahoo.es
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tome
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Botero
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lucey
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States