The history of blood transfusion prior to the 20th century - Part 1

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 308-314

  Learoyd, P ^a  

^a British Blood Transfusion Society   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Francis Potter; Galen; History of Transfusion; Jean Denis; Richard Lower; William Harvey

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAROTID ARTERY; CHICKEN; CIRCULATION; DOG; HEALTH; HEART; HEART CONTRACTION; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VEIN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS;

EID: 84866549254     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2012.01180.x     Document Type: Review

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