Bias in transfusion research: from study design to result reporting
Donald M. Arnold,
Donald M. Arnold
From the Department of Medicine, McMaster University, and the Canadian Blood Services, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Search for more papers by this authorDonald M. Arnold,
Donald M. Arnold
From the Department of Medicine, McMaster University, and the Canadian Blood Services, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Search for more papers by this authorDonald M. Arnold, MD, Department of Medicine, McMaster University Health Sciences Center, Room 3V-50, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 3Z5; e-mail: [email protected].
DA is a New Investigator supported by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research in partnership with Hoffmann-LaRoche.
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