title: Blood transfusion in Europe--The White Book 2005: the patchwork of transfusion medicine in Europe.
abstract: In this article, some points of the patchwork of Transfusion Medicine in Europe will be briefly discussed: blood organizations, donor selection and blood donation, training and education, hemovigilance.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Blutgruppenserologie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Wien, Austria. wolfgang.r.mayr@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Mayr
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D046148:Donor Selection; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D014019:Tissue Donors