Laboratory costs of a hospital-based blood transfusion service in Malawi

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1117-1120

  Lara, Antonieta Medina ^a   Kandulu, James ^b   Chisuwo, Laphiod ^b   Kashoti, Andrew ^b   Mundy, Catherine ^c   Bates, Imelda ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^c MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 35348956391     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2006.042309     Document Type: Article

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