Strengthening blood programs in developing countries

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 408-415

  McCullough, Terri Konstenius ^a   McCullough, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Strengthening blood programs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEADERSHIP; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SYPHILIS; TRAINING;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; STRENGTHENING BLOOD PROGRAMS;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE;

EID: 84888435229     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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