Long-term survival rate of pediatric patients after blood transfusion

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2478-2480

  Vamvakas, Eleftherios C ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELECTION BIAS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 55349147997     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01921.x     Document Type: Letter

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