The epidemiology of red cell transfusion

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-250

  Barr, P J ^a   Donnelly, M ^a   Morris, K ^b   Parker, M ^c   Cardwell, C ^a   Bailie, K E M ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d W of Scotland Blood Transfus Serv   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blood supply requirements; blood transfusion; epidemiology; health services research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956634428     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2010.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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