Blood Transfusion Safety: The Potential Role of the Patient

Transfusion Medicine Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-23

  Davis, Rachel E ^a   Vincent, Charles A ^b   Murphy, Michael F ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SAFETY; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649871577     PISSN: 08877963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2010.08.003     Document Type: Review

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