Teaching transfusion medicine research methods in the developing world

Transfusion

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1532-1534

  Murphy, Edward L ^a   McFarland, Willi ^a   Lefrère, Jean Jacques ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA TRANSFUSION SANGUINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; TEACHING; VIRAL CONTAMINATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS;

EID: 68149118923     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02299.x     Document Type: Editorial

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6. Tayou Tagny C, Diarra A, Yahaya R, Hakizimana M, Nguessan A, Mbensa G, Nébié Y, Dahourou H, Mbanya D, Shiboski C, Murphy EL, Lefrere JJ. Characteristics of blood donors and donated blood in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa. Transfusion 2009 Mar 10. [Epub ahead of print S, Boukatou G, Kouegnigan L, Nébié Y, Ould Boulahi M, Tayou Tagny C, Yahaya R, Tapko JB, Murphy EL, Lefrère JJ. Transfusion safety on the African continent: an international quality control of virus testing in blood banks. Transfusion 2009 in press.