Particulate matter phenomenon: Adverse event data and the effect of leukofiltration

Transfusion

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 973-976

  Orton, Sharyn L ^a   Leparc, G F ^a   Rossmann, Susan ^a   Lewis, R M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD FILTRATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHENOMENOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

BLOOD COMPONENT REMOVAL; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FILTRATION; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES;

EID: 3042639105     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2004.04004.x     Document Type: Article

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