Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 39, Issue 10 , Pages 2953-2960 , December 2007

The Tuscany Model of a Regional Transplantation Service Authority: Organizzazione Toscana Trapianti

  • F. Filipponi

      Affiliations

    • Organizzazione Toscana Trapianti, Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy
    • Liver Transplantation Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Ospedale Cisanello, Pisa, Italy.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Franco Filipponi, MD, Organizzazione Toscana Trapianti, Via Taddeo Alderotti, 26/n, 50127, Florence, Italy.
  • ,
  • P. De Simone

      Affiliations

    • Organizzazione Toscana Trapianti, Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy
    • Liver Transplantation Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Ospedale Cisanello, Pisa, Italy.
  • ,
  • E. Rossi

      Affiliations

    • Assessorato al Diritto alla Salute e Politiche di Solidarietȧ, Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy

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PII: S0041-1345(07)01251-1

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.08.110

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 39, Issue 10 , Pages 2953-2960 , December 2007