Physicians’ lack of knowledge - a possible reason for red blood cell transfusion overuse?
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Physicians’ lack of knowledge - a possible reason for red blood cell transfusion overuse?
BACKGROUND A significant percentage of red blood cell transfusions are inappropriately overused. This study investigated physicians from the western Galilee in terms of their knowledge of transfusion medicine as a potential reason for red blood cell overuse, and assessed the influence of personal background characteristics on their knowledge. METHODS Data were collected via anonymous question...
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عنوان ژورنال: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2045-4015
DOI: 10.1186/s13584-017-0173-0