Uncross-matched red blood cells save lives

Hospital Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-96

  Hess, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ANTIGEN; RHESUS ANTIGEN;

ALLOIMMUNITY; BLEEDING; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SAFETY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 13944252646     PISSN: 14623935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2005.66.2.17555     Document Type: Conference Paper

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