Costs of blood transfusion: A process-flow analysis

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2364-2370

  Cantor, Scott B ^a   Hudson Jr , David V ^a   Lichtiger, Benjamin ^a   Rubenstein, Edward B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; CANCER CENTER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM TUMOR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0031804032     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.7.2364     Document Type: Article

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