Red cells - Aging gracefully in the blood bank

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 375, Issue 20, 2016, Pages 1995-1997

  Tobian, Aaron A R ^a   Ness, Paul M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELL ADHESION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE PRESERVATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGING; BLOOD BANKS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS;

EID: 84995549552     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1612444     Document Type: Editorial

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