Optimization and Simulation of an Evolving Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) Program

Yijiang Li1,∗, John D. Kalbfleisch, Peter X.K. Song, Yan Zhou, Alan Leichtman, Michael A. Rees Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA Department of Urology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio 43614, USA The Alliance for Paired Donation, Maumee, Ohio 43537, USA *email: yijiang@umich.edu

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