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Blood Transfusion in Children With Cancer
Author(s) -
Thompson Elizabeth,
Simone Joseph
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1977.tb04552.x
Subject(s) - blood transfusion , medicine , cancer , immunology
Blood component therapy in children with cancer continues as a major factor in all treatment programs. Current research in this area promises significant advances in the near future. Better methods of procurement, Storage, matching of donors and recipients, and investigations of granulocyte transfusions will all contribute to better supportive care and treatment of complications in cancer patients.