Management of blood system in disasters

Biologicals

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-90

  Kuruppu, Kumudu K S ^a  

^a National Blood Center   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Blood system; Disaster; Management; Natural hazards; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; CADAVER; DISASTER; DROWNING; EARTHQUAKE; FLOODING; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; INFLUENZA; INJURY; LACERATION; LEG INJURY; ORGAN INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA; TERRORISM; TSUNAMI; WOUND;

BLOOD BANKS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTERS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 77649183739     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: 10958320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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