Trends in transfusion of trauma victims - evaluation of changes in clinical practice

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nakstad, Anders R ^a   Skaga, Nils O ^a   Pillgram Larsen, Johan ^a   Gran, Berit ^a   Heier, Hans E ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NORWAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NORWAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79953778663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-19-23     Document Type: Article

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