Transfusion errors in New York State: an analysis of 10 years' experience
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- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 40 (10) , 1207-1213
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.2000.40101207.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND: While public focus is on the risk of infectious disease from the blood supply, transfusion errors also contribute significantly to adverse outcomes. This study characterizes such errors. ...Keywords
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