The use of blood transfusions and erythropoietin-stimulating agents in Swedish palliative care

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-203

  Martinsson, Ulla ^a   Lundström, Staffan ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood transfusions; Cancer; Erythropoietin; Frequency; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN STIMULATING AGENT; HEMATOLOGIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROPATHY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149100840     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0499-9     Document Type: Article

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