Platelet utilization in the developing world: Strategies to optimize platelet transfusion practices

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-149

  Verma, Anupam ^a   Agarwal, Prashant ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Blood transfusion services; Developing world; Platelet transfusion; Strategies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; STAFF TRAINING; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PLATELET TRANSFUSION;

EID: 70349083710     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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