A descriptive analysis of international transfusion practice and bleeding outcomes in patients with acute leukemia

Transfusion

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 903-911

  Heddle, Nancy M ^a   Cook, Richard J ^b   Sigouin, Chris ^b   Slichter, Sherrill J ^b   Murphy, Mike ^b   Rebulla, Paolo ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANADA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LEUKEMIA; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744495326     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2006.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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