Variation in the numbers of red blood cell units transfused at different medical institution types from 2006 to 2010 in Korea

Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 331-342

  Kim, Vitna ^a   Kim, Hyeongsu ^a   Lee, Kunsei ^a   Chang, Sounghoon ^a   Hur, Mina ^a   Kang, Jongwon ^a   Kim, Sinyoung ^b   Lee, Sang Won ^c   Kim, Young Eun ^d  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

RBC; Transfused recipients; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REIMBURSEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TRANSFUSED RECIPIENTS; TRANSFUSION; YOUNG ADULT;

RBC; TRANSFUSED RECIPIENTS; TRANSFUSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEOPLASMS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX FACTORS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883804691     PISSN: 22343806     EISSN: 22343814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2013.33.5.331     Document Type: Article

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