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A study on blood product usage and wastage at the public hospital, Guyana

Rajini Kurup, Audrey Anderson, Cecil Boston, Lynn Burns, Marian George, Marana Frank

BMC Research Notes · 2016 · 47 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

There is a need for intervention through raising awareness among medical staff in reducing blood wastage.

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