Unwashed Shed Blood: Should We Transfuse It?

Overview

Journal Blood Transfus

Specialty Hematology

Date 2011 Jun 2

PMID 21627923

Citations 5

Authors

Giancarlo Maria Liumbruno

Jonathan H Waters

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