Commentary New technology for transfusion safety. Citation Text: Dzik WH. New technology for transfusion safety. Br J Haematol. 2006;136(2). doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06373.x. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL November 29, 2006 Dzik WH. Br J Haematol. 2006;136(2). View more articles from the same authors. The author discusses three transfusion case studies that highlight three areas where errors are most common and technologies that can be used to prevent errors in these areas. Available at PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Dzik WH. New technology for transfusion safety. Br J Haematol. 2006;136(2). doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06373.x. 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