Patient consent for blood transfusion - recommendations from SaBTO

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 359-362

  Howell, C A ^a   Forsythe, J L R ^b  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONSULTATION; EDITORIAL; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 81255197082     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2011.01114.x     Document Type: Editorial

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