United Network for Organ Sharing

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United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

[yo̅o̅′nos]

a national organization for the collection and distribution of body organs that can be used in transplants. Hospitals advise relatives of newly deceased patients about the availability of UNOS service in arranging organ donations.

United Network for Organ Sharing

See UNOS.

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Chronic kidney failure cirrhosis heart transplantation kidney disease Kidney Transplantation UNOS			The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), operated by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) under federal contract with the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, is not in a position to comment on the specifics of the investigation. OPTN statement regarding Federal Investigation into organ trafficking ... by Transplant News The nonprofit United Network for Organ Sharing, which governs the nation's organ procurement and transplantation network, certified the UAMS Liver Transplant Program last week. UAMS certified for liver transplants by Turner, Lance / Arkansas Business The legislation, which was introduced by openly gay HIV-positive representative Larry, McKeon and is expected to be signed by the governor, could also force the United Network for Organ Sharing into ending its nationwide ban of HIV-positive donors. Organs for HIV+ patients by The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)			unipolar disorder unipolar electrocautery unipolar electrogenerator unipolar lead unipolar neuron uniport unipotency unipotent unipotential unique physician identifier number unique radiolytic product uniseptate unisex unisexual unit unit clerk unit dose unit membrane unit of blood unit of service unit-dose system unitary unitary human conceptual framework United Kennel Club United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund United Network for Organ Sharing United States Adopted Names United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Health and Human Services United States dietary goals United States Dispensatory United States Food and Drug Administration United States Health Resources and Services Administration United States Indian Health Service United States Medical Licensing Examination United States National Formulary United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration United States Pharmacopeia United States Pharmacopoeia United States Public Health Service United States straws uniterminal unitocous univalent univalent antiserum univalent reduction univariate Univasc universal Universal Ancestor universal antidote			United Natural Foods Inc United Natural Foods Incorporated United Nature Products, Inc. United Nazi Juggalo Front United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation United Negro College Fund, Inc. United Negros Drivers Operators Center United Neighborhood Center United Neighborhood Citizen's Home Appearance Patrol United Neighborhood Health Services United Neighborhood Houses United Neighborhood Houses of New York United Neighborhood Organization United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council United Neighborhoods of Evansville United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County United Neighboring Interdependent Trusted Youth United Neighbors Against Drugs United Neighbors in Touch with the Youth United Neighbors of East Midtown United Neighbors of Tuckasegee United Netherlands United Network Command for Law and Enforcement United Network Equipment Dealer Association United Network for Organ Sharing United Network of Detained Zimbabweans United Network of Young United Network of Youth United Networks of Virtual Business United Neurodiagnostic Professionals of America United New Democratic Party United New Jersey Railroad United New York Ambulance Network United New Zealand United News of Bangladesh United News of India United Nigeria Congress Party United Nigeria Peoples Party United Nigerian Textiles, PLC United Nimba Citizen's Council United Ninja Klan United North Amityville Youth Organization Inc. United NorthEast Community Development Corporation United Norwegian Lutheran Church United Notary Association of America United Nuclear Corporation United Nuclear Industries United Nuclear Weapons Workers United Nurses & Allied Professionals

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