Evidence-based decision making in transfusion medicine

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 214-220

  Heddle, N M ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Critical appraisal; Evidence based medicine

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748367222     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2006.00793.x     Document Type: Review

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