Iron therapy: A piece in the puzzle of allogeneic blood saving strategies with a relevant role in patients' blood management

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-7

  Liumbruno, Giancarlo Maria ^a   Rafanelli, Daniela ^b  

^a SAN GIOVANNI CALIBITA FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Immunohaematology and Transfusion Medicine Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; MORBIDITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; IRON; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 84855730363     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2011.0128-11     Document Type: Editorial

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