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This section explains concepts, provides definitions of data items appearing in the Data Tables, and documents the analytic methods used. The Data Tables are divided into 13 subject-area sections; tables also are presented in Appendix A. Each section begins with a title page that references topics covered in the Technical Notes. The Technical Notes and Analytic Methods section also cross-references those data tables to which each topic applies.

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Time Periods Covered
Cadaveric and Living Donor Characteristics
Cadaveric Organ Recovery and Disposition
U.S. OPOs: Donors Procured and Transplant Centers in the Service Area
Waiting List Patient Characteristics
Registrations and Time to Transplant
Median Waiting Time While on the Waiting List
Deaths and Death Rates on the Waiting List
Transplants and Transplant Recipient Characteristics
Deaths and Death Rates for Transplant Recipients
Graft and Patient Survival
Transplant Center Activity
Donor and Recipient Tumor Data
Center-Specific Graft and Patient Survival
Computing Expected Patient and Graft Survival
Calculation of Individual Expected Survival
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