The utilization of red cell concentrates at Kimberley Hospital Complex, Northern Cape Province, South Africa

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 522-527

  Joubert, S ^a   Bosman, M ^a   Joubert, G ^b   Louw, V J ^c  

^a Kimberley Hospital Complex   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Audit; Red cell transfusion; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA; TEACHING; TRAINING; TRANSFUSION;

AUDIT; RED CELL TRANSFUSION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESERVATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888434947     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2013.04.037     Document Type: Article

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