title: Pitfalls in the current published observational literature on the effects of red blood cell storage.
authors.affiliation: Sanquin Blood Bank, Southwest Region, Leiden, The Netherlands. l.vandewatering@sanquin.nl
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van de Watering
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D019370:Observation; D017594:Publication Bias; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors