Barcode technology: Its role in increasing the safety of blood transfusion

Transfusion

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1200-1209

  Turner, C L ^b   Casbard, A C ^b   Murphy, Mike F ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARCODE TECHNOLOGY; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTER; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0042334908     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2003.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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