A review of methods used in comprehensive, descriptive studies that relate red blood cell transfusion to clinical data

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 711-718

  Biggin, Katherine ^a   Warner, Pamela ^b   Prescott, Robin ^b   McClelland, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS;

EID: 77649197915     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02459.x     Document Type: Review

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