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. 2002 Dec 21;325(7378):1485-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7378.1485.

Forgotten transfusion history: John Leacock of Barbados

P J Schmidt  1 , A G Leacock
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Forgotten transfusion history: John Leacock of Barbados

P J Schmidt et al. BMJ. .
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Human blood was used in an attempt to revive exsanguinated dogs
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