A study of blood transfusion services at a district hospital in Malawi

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-45

  Bugge, H F ^a   Karlsen, N C T ^a   Oydna, E ^a   Rake, M M ^a   Wexels, N ^a   Bendabenda, J ^b   Roald, B ^a,c   Heier, H E ^a,c   Chisuwo, L ^d   Jourdan, P M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Mangochi District Hospital   (Malawi)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Blood donation testing; Donors; Quality management; Transfusion paediatrics; Transfusion transmissible infections; Transfusion medicine (in general)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALAWI; MALE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; MALE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84871341552     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2012.01628.x     Document Type: Article

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