Transfusion practices in primary total joint replacements in Finland

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-6

  Capraro, Leena ^a  

^a FINNISH RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DATA COLLECTION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031684182     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000030950     Document Type: Article

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