Monitoring the nation's blood supply

Transfusion

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 299-301

  Wallace, Edward L ^a  

^a Center for Management Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MONITORING; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED STATES;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 0037345958     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00371.x     Document Type: Editorial

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6. United States House of Representatives. Hearings before the Subcomm. on Oversight and Investigation of the House Comm. On Energy and Commerce. Statements of A. Ross, American Red Cross, K. Lipton, American Association of Blood Banks, H. Dariotis, America's Blood Centers, 10 Sep 2002.
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