Prospective risk assessment and intervention to reduce blood transfusion errors

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 441-446

  Stanton, Jean E ^a   Korus, Gary ^a   Israelite, Craig L ^a   Fogt, Franz ^a  

^a PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 36649002037     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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