Blood transfusion for treating malarial anaemia

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2017, Issue 12, 1999, Pages

  Meremikwu, Martin M ^a   Smith, Helen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALARIA; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84969303981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001475     Document Type: Review

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