The use of transfusion quality indicators as a tool for hemovigilance system implementation at a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia
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The use of transfusion quality indicators as a tool for hemovigilance system implementation at a tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia
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عنوان ژورنال: Saudi Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0379-5284,1658-3175
DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.5.15084