Blood collection to cover national needs in sub-Saharan Africa: The reality of the Ivory Coast

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 624-625

  Diane, Maxime K ^a,b   Dembele, Bamory ^b   Konate, Seidou ^b  

^a Blood Collection Site Yopougon Attié General Hospital   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b National Blood Transfusion Service of Côte d'Ivoire   (Côte d’Ivoire)

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Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COTE D'IVOIRE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LETTER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; FEMALE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BLOOD DONORS; COTE D'IVOIRE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84908697882     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2014.0101-14     Document Type: Letter

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