The Choosing Wisely campaign to reduce harmful medical overuse: Its close association with Patient Blood Management initiatives

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 287-292

  Murphy, M F ^a,b  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRUG MISUSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; RISK REDUCTION; TRANSFUSION MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; CANADA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANADA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958774889     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tme.12256     Document Type: Editorial

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