Nurse practitioner support for transfusion in patients with haematological disorders in hospital and at home

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-36

  Craig, J I O ^a,b   Milligan, P ^a   Cairns, J ^a   McClelland, D B L ^a   Parker, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haematological disorders; Home transfusion; Nurse practitioner; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HOME NURSING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0033105131     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.1999.009001031.x     Document Type: Article

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