An update on predeposit autologous blood donation and transfusion in Europe

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-108

  Politis, Constantina ^a   Richardson, S C ^b  

^a G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autologous blood donation; Blood safety; Concomitant therapy; Europe

Indexed keywords

BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EUROPE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SAFETY;

BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; EUROPE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4644304300     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2004.00546.x     Document Type: Review

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