A prospective study of causes of haemolysis during venepuncture: Tourniquet time should be kept to a minimum

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-246

  Saleem, S ^a   Mani, V ^a   Chadwick, M A ^a   Creanor, S ^b   Ayling, R M ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOURNIQUET; VEIN PUNCTURE;

BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; PHLEBOTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 66249123892     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2009.008228     Document Type: Article

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