Current performance of patient sample collection in the UK

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-121

  Murphy, M F ^a   Stearn, B E ^a   Dzik, W H ^b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Errors; Patient safety; Sample collection; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2442490113     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0958-7578.2004.0488.x     Document Type: Article

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