Control of blood utilization

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-144

  Sweeney, Joseph D ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POPULATION;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS;

EID: 53049097996     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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