6 Years of shot reporting - Its influence on UK blood safety

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-131

  Stainsby, Dorothy ^a,b   Williamson, Lorna ^a   Jones, Hilary ^a   Cohen, Hannah ^a  

^a Serious Hazards of Transfusion   (United Kingdom)

^b Newcastle Blood Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Errors; Haemovigilance; Hazards; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM; BLOOD BANK; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DATA COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 14344256044     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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