Crisis in the sustainability of the U.S. blood system

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 377, Issue 15, 2017, Pages 1485-1488

  Klein, Harvey G ^a   Hrouda, J Chris ^b   Epstein, Jay S ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD SAFETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONSULTATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICARE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SUSTAINABLE BLOOD SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; BLOOD BANK; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRANSPLANTATION; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 85031031958     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsb1706496     Document Type: Short Survey

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