Survey of autologous blood transfusion activity in England (2001)

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-16

  Hill, Joanne ^a   James, V ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute normovolaemic haemodilution; Autologous transfusion; Intra operative cell salvage; Postoperative cell salvage; Predeposit donation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037328835     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.2003.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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