Audit of red cell transfusion

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-9

  Wallis, J P ^a   Stainsby, D ^b   McClelland, D B L ^c  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NBS   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0036185026     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.2002.00354.x     Document Type: Review

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