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Review
. 2002 Mar 30;324(7340):772-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7340.772.

Autologous transfusion

Elizabeth S Vanderlinde  1 , Joanna M Heal, Neil Blumberg
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Review

Autologous transfusion

Elizabeth S Vanderlinde et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The degree of anxiety and concern about the safety of blood transfusion over the centuries
Figure 2
Figure 2
Blood collection before preoperative autologous transfusion begins several weeks before surgery, and phlebotomy may be carried out several times
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