Will clinical studies elucidate the connection between the length of storage of transfused red blood cells and clinical outcomes? An analysis based on the simulation of randomized controlled trials

Transfusion

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-40

  Pereira, Arturo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; ERYTHROCYTE PRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHELF LIFE; STUDY DESIGN; TIME;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872276191     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2012.03656.x     Document Type: Article

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