Reporting of transfusion reactions in a hospital in Brazil

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 151-

  Kubaski, Francyne ^a   Lunkes, Daniéle Sausen ^b   Onsten, Tor Gunnar Hugo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Institute Cenecista of Higher Education of Santo Ângelo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC REACTION; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; BRAZIL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT SAFETY; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84872222893     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2012.0155-11     Document Type: Letter

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