Advances in quality assurance of laboratory testing for transfusion safety

Developments in Biologicals

Volumn 127, Issue , 2007, Pages 183-195

  Dax, E M ^a   Walker, S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Blood borne virus tests; Minimising wastage; Quality assurance programmes; Regulation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; VIREMIA;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; VIREMIA;

EID: 34247138283     PISSN: 14246074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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