Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 195-199 , July 1997

The effects of managed care on transfusion medicine

  • Mark A. Popovsky

      Affiliations

    • American Red Cross Blood Services, New England Region, Dedham, MA USA
    • Harvard Medical School and Beth Isreal-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA USA
    • The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA USA
    • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Mark A. Popovsky, MD, American Red Cross Blood Services, New England Region, 180 Rustcraft Rd, Suite 115, Dedham, MA 02026.
    • ,
  • Darrell J. Triulzi

      Affiliations

    • American Red Cross Blood Services, New England Region, Dedham, MA USA
    • Harvard Medical School and Beth Isreal-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA USA
    • The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA USA
    • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA USA

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PII: S0887-7963(97)80040-5

doi: 10.1053/tmrv.1997.0110195

Transfusion Medicine Reviews
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 195-199 , July 1997

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