Developing a tracking system for coagulation factor concentrates in southern Ontario

Transfusion

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 556-562

  Walker, Irwin R ^a   Sek, Julia T ^b   Almonte, Theresa M ^b   Carruthers, Julie B ^b   Chan, Anthony K C ^b   Pai, Mohan K ^b   Thibault, Alain A ^b   Heddle, Nancy M ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 9;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HEMOPHILIA A; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037407976     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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