The use of plasma as a replacement fluid in plasma exchange

Transfusion

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 834-838

  Leblond, P F ^a,b   Rock, G ^a   Herbert, C A ^a,b  

^a Canadian Apheresis Group   (Canada)

^b Canadian Apheresis Group

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HUMAN ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; GOODPASTURE SYNDROME; GRAFT REJECTION; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PERTHES DISEASE; PLASMA; PLASMAPHERESIS; REGISTER; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 0031662083     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1998.38998409003.x     Document Type: Article

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