Expensive blood safety initiatives may offer less benefit than we think

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Expensive blood safety initiatives may offer less benefit than we think. / Kamper-Jørgensen, Mads; Hjalgrim, Henrik; Edgren, Gustaf; Titlestad, Kjell; Ullum, Henrik; Shanwell, Agneta; Reilly, Marie; Melbye, Mads; Nyrén, Olof; Rostgaard, Klaus.

In: Transfusion, Vol. 50, No. 1, 01.2010, p. 240-2.

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Harvard

Kamper-Jørgensen, M, Hjalgrim, H, Edgren, G, Titlestad, K, Ullum, H, Shanwell, A, Reilly, M, Melbye, M, Nyrén, O & Rostgaard, K 2010, 'Expensive blood safety initiatives may offer less benefit than we think', Transfusion, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 240-2. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02374.x

APA

Kamper-Jørgensen, M., Hjalgrim, H., Edgren, G., Titlestad, K., Ullum, H., Shanwell, A., Reilly, M., Melbye, M., Nyrén, O., & Rostgaard, K. (2010). Expensive blood safety initiatives may offer less benefit than we think. Transfusion, 50(1), 240-2. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02374.x

Vancouver

Kamper-Jørgensen M, Hjalgrim H, Edgren G, Titlestad K, Ullum H, Shanwell A et al. Expensive blood safety initiatives may offer less benefit than we think. Transfusion. 2010 Jan;50(1):240-2. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02374.x

Author

Kamper-Jørgensen, Mads ; Hjalgrim, Henrik ; Edgren, Gustaf ; Titlestad, Kjell ; Ullum, Henrik ; Shanwell, Agneta ; Reilly, Marie ; Melbye, Mads ; Nyrén, Olof ; Rostgaard, Klaus. / Expensive blood safety initiatives may offer less benefit than we think. In: Transfusion. 2010 ; Vol. 50, No. 1. pp. 240-2.

Bibtex

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