Transfusion medicine education: An integral foundation of effective blood management

Transfusion

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1208-1211

  Karafin, Matthew S ^a,b   Bryant, Barbara J ^a,b  

^a Medical Sciences Institute   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE;

EID: 84900400643     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.12658     Document Type: Review

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