Prediction of Organ Donation After Circulatory Death: In Search of a Better Crystal Ball

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Robert M Cannon. Transplantation. 2021.

. 2021 Jun 1;105(6):1165-1166.

doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003431.

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

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The authors declare no funding or conflicts of interest.

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