title: Overview of the MELD/PELD system of liver allocation indications for liver transplantation in the MELD era: evidence-based patient selection.
authors.affiliation: Tufts-New England Medical Center; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. rfreeman@tufts-nemc/org
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D015233:Models, Statistical; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014850:Waiting Lists