title: Increased Distance to a Liver Transplant Center Is Associated With Higher Mortality for Patients With Chronic Liver Failure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: david.goldberg@uphs.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Newcomb
authors.affiliation: Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilroy
authors.affiliation: HealthCore, Inc, Wilmington, Delaware.
authors.forename: Gurvaneet
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sahota
authors.affiliation: HealthCore, Inc, Wilmington, Delaware.
authors.forename: Anna E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Halpern
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014850:Waiting Lists