Transfusion recipient identification

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-101

  Pagliaro, P ^a   Rebulla, P ^b  

^a CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Identification; Safety

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; COMPUTER; HUMAN; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; REVIEW;

BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; SAFETY;

EID: 33746408575     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2006.00783.x     Document Type: Review

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