The use of cord blood for transfusion purposes: Current status

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 281-293

  Khodabux, C M ^a   Brand, A ^a,b  

^a Sanquin Blood Bank ^*  (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allogeneic blood transfusion; Autologous blood transfusion; Cord blood collection; Umbilical cord blood

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BOVINE DIARRHEA VIRUS; ERYTHROCYTE PRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION, AUTOLOGOUS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE;

EID: 70350029192     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2009.001212.x     Document Type: Review

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