Long-term survival in the intensive care unit after erythrocyte blood transfusion

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-131

  Engoren, Milo ^a,b   Arslanian Engoren, Cynthia ^c  

^a ST VINCENT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 65549133774     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009193     Document Type: Article

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