Costs of outpatient red blood cell transfusions

Journal of Supportive Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 494-495

  Ueno, Winston ^a   Beveridge, Roy A ^a   Kales, Arthur N ^a  

^a Fairfax Northern Virginia Heme Onc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYANOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OXYGEN SATURATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; OUTPATIENTS;

EID: 33846322913     PISSN: 15446794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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