Analysis of ABO discrepancies occurring in 35 French hospitals

Transfusion

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 860-864

  Chiaroni, J ^a   Legrand, D ^a   Dettori, I ^a   Ferrera, Virginie ^a  

^a ETABLISSEMENT FRANÇAIS DU SANG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; ERROR; FRANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL STAFF; PHLEBOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; FRANCE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PHLEBOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 2942557000     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2004.03337.x     Document Type: Article

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