Commentary Reducing adverse events in blood transfusion. Citation Text: Stainsby D, Russell J, Cohen H, et al. Reducing adverse events in blood transfusion. Br J Haematol. 2005;131(1). doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05702.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 October 5, 2005 Stainsby D, Russell J, Cohen H, et al. Br J Haematol. 2005;131(1). View more articles from the same authors. The authors discuss how errors can occur during the process of blood transfusion and advocate for improved safety through reducing incompatible transfusions. Available at PubMed citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Stainsby D, Russell J, Cohen H, et al. Reducing adverse events in blood transfusion. Br J Haematol. 2005;131(1). doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05702.x. 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