1) Wiesner RH, McDiarmid SV, Kamath PS.MELD and PELD: application of survival models to liver allocation, Liver Transpl 2001;7:567–80
2) Freeman RB, Edwards EB, Harper AM. Waiting list removal rates among patients with chronic and malignant liver diseases. Am J Transplant. 2006;6:1416-21.
3) Avolio AW, Cillo U, Salizzoni M. Balancing donor and recipient risk factors in liver transplantation: the value of D-MELD with particular reference to HCV recipients.Am J Transplant. 2011;11:2724-36.