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Blood donors and the supply of blood and blood products / Frederick J. Manning, Linette Sparacino, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Forum on Blood Safety and Blood Availability.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Blood banks--United States--Congresses.
- Blood banks.
- Blood--Collection and preservation--Congresses.
- Blood.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 119 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An introduction to the theory and practice of active antenna design and power combining, integrating areas of solid-state devices, antennas, and microwave circuits. The volume provides background theories, and reviews the methods and concepts behind power combining and synchronization, all active integrated devices on microstrip patches, grids, notches, and other antennas. These devices are applied to transmitters and power combining arrays, concluding with beam steering. The discussions feature 250 illustrations, and offers application examples. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
- Contents:
- Blood Donors and the Supply of Blood and Blood Products
- Copyright
- PRESENTERS
- FOREWORD
- PREFACE
- Contents
- I CURRENT STATE OF THE BLOOD SUPPLY
- Longitudinal Studies of Blood Availability
- QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
- Blood Supply Fluctuations
- QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
- When Should Physicians Transfuse?
- International Perspectives on Blood Availability
- II ENHANCING COLLECTIONS
- The Delaware Plan
- Markets and the Blood Supply
- Blood Donor Attitudes and Behavior
- III ENHANCING DISTRIBUTION
- American Red Cross Blood Distribution System
- Blood Resource Sharing Programs
- Exporting Blood from a Regional Blood Center
- Supply and Demand in Transfusion Services
- Logistic Problems and Perishables: The Kroger Company and Supermarket Seafood
- IV EXPANDING THE ALTERNATIVES
- Frozen Red Cell Technology
- Logistical Concerns in Prepositioning Frozen Blood
- Extended Liquid Storage of Red Blood Cells
- Overview of Blood Substitutes
- V CLOSING REMARKS
- Henrik H. Bendixen Chair, Forum on Blood Safety and Blood Availability
- Harvey Klein Workshop Moderator
- APPENDIXES
- A Acronyms
- B Workshop Participants.
- Notes:
- "Forum on Blood Safety and Blood Availability, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institue of Medicine."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610192014
- 9780309175289
- 0309175283
- 9781280192012
- 1280192011
- 9780309589628
- 0309589622
- 9780585155180
- 0585155186
- OCLC:
- 923263414
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