Comparing the Incomparable: Identifying Common Themes Across a Diverse Landscape to Address Equity in Lung Allocation
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- DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202209-1816ED
Comparing the Incomparable: Identifying Common Themes Across a Diverse Landscape to Address Equity in Lung Allocation
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The Lung Allocation Score Remains Inequitable for Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Even after the 2015 Revision.Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 Feb 1;207(3):300-311. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202201-0217OC. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023. PMID: 36094471 Free PMC article.
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