An Analysis of Surgical Blood Use in United States Hospitals with Application to the Maximum Surgical Blood Order Schedule

Transfusion

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1979, Pages 268-278

  Friedman, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURGERY; THERAPY;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; PROSTATECTOMY; STATISTICS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0018583878     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1979.19379204208.x     Document Type: Article

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