Blood ordering strategies in the Armed Forces - A proposal

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 302-305

  Gupta, P K ^a   Kumar, Harsh ^b   Diwan, R N ^c  

^a ARMY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c PMO   (India)

Author keywords

Maximum surgical blood ordering schedule; Transfusion protocol; Type screen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; STANDARD; SURGERY; TIME;

EID: 0142149091     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(03)80139-9     Document Type: Article

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