title: Characteristics of lung allocation score exception requests submitted to the national Lung Review Board.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Electronic address: wille@uab.edu.
authors.forename: Keith M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Wille
authors.affiliation: United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Leah B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Liz Robbins
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.affiliation: United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: McKoy
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D018579:Patient Selection; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014850:Waiting Lists