An audit to assess the impact of a strategy to reduce inappropriate red cell transfusions at Honiara Hospital

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-99

  Lucas, Richard E ^a   Oberli, Hermann ^a  

^a Honiara Central Hospital   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLOMON ISLANDS; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MELANESIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0030915803     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559702700217     Document Type: Article

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