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Review
. 2013 Sep;11 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):s26-32.
doi: 10.2450/2013.006s.

The demand for human albumin in Italy

Stefania Vaglio  1 , Gabriele Calizzani  2 , Monica Lanzoni  3 , Fabio Candura  2 , Samantha Profili  2 , Liviana Catalano  2 , Livia Cannata  2 , Giancarlo M Liumbruno  4 , Giuliano Grazzini  2
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Review

The demand for human albumin in Italy

Stefania Vaglio et al. Blood Transfus. 2013 Sep.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Quantification of total (public and private) standardised demand for albumin, expressed in grams per 1,000 population, in Italy and Italian Regions, year 2011. Source: medicinal product traceability, processed and adapted by the Italian National Blood Centre. Legend AP: Autonomous Province; Friuli-V. Giulia: Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Percentage change from the national mean value of standardised regional demand for human albumin (grams per 1,000 population) in 2011. Source: medicinal product traceability, processed and adapted by the Italian National Blood Centre. Legend AP: Autonomous Province; Em.-Romagna: Emilia-Romagna; Friuli-V. Giulia: Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Regional demand for human albumin, in grams per 1,000 population, by distribution channel, year 2011. Source: medicinal product traceability, processed and adapted by the Italian National Blood Centre. Legend AP: Autonomous Province; Em.-Romagna: Emilia-Romagna; Friuli-V. Giulia: Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Demand for albumin (expressed in grams per 1,000 population) in some European and extra-European Countries. Sources for Italy (2011): medicinal product traceability, processed and adapted by the Italian National Blood Centre; sources for European and extra-European Countries (2010): Robert P, 2010.
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