Perioperative blood transfusion and cancer recurrence: meta‐analysis for explanation

Transfusion

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 760-768

  Vamvakas, E C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER RECURRENCE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0029118830     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1995.35996029162.x     Document Type: Article

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