Globally consistent coding systems for medical products of human origin

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Warwick, Ruth M ^a   Chapman, Jeremy ^b   Pruett, Timothy L ^c   Wang, Haibo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CADAVER DONOR; CODING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84877041839     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.116988     Document Type: Editorial

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