Determining the Acceptance of Cadaveric Livers Using an Implicit Model of the Waiting List

Oguzhan Alagoz
Oguzhan Alagoz
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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Lisa M. Maillart
Lisa M. Maillart
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Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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Andrew J. Schaefer
Andrew J. Schaefer
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Departments of Industrial Engineering and Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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Mark S. Roberts
Mark S. Roberts
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Section of Decision Sciences and Clinical Systems Modeling, Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Oguzhan Alagoz

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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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Lisa M. Maillart

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Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

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Andrew J. Schaefer

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Departments of Industrial Engineering and Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261

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Mark S. Roberts

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Published Online:1 Feb 2007https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.1060.0329

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