Assessing transfusion competency in junior doctors: A retrospective cohort study

Transfusion

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 128-136

  Graham, Jane ^a,b,d   Grant Casey, John ^a,c   Alston, Robert ^a   Baker, Paul ^a   Pendry, Kate ^a  

^a School of Medical Specialties   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE;

EID: 84891857590     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12274     Document Type: Article

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