Blood transfusion costs: a multicenter study.

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Published in Transfusion on May 01, 1991

Authors

J M Forbes1, M D Anderson, G F Anderson, G C Bleecker, E C Rossi, G S Moss

Author Affiliations

1: Northfield Laboratories, Inc., Evanston, Illinois.

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