title: Platelet transfusion: future directions.
authors.affiliation: Executive Vice President of Research, Puget Sound Blood Center; Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98104-1256, USA. sjslichter@psbc.org
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Slichter
mesh_terms: D001760:Bleeding Time; D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000379:methods; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010949:Plasma / Q000378:metabolism*; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors