Blood shortage situation: An audit of red blood cells order and pattern of utilization

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5922-5925

  Ebose, Enosolease Mathew ^a   Osalumese, Imarengiaye Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; C T ratio; Cost of cross match

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICINE; NIGERIA; ORTHOPEDICS; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 71649096898     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.879     Document Type: Article

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