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Comment
. 2012 Jul;97(7):e25.
doi: 10.3324/haematol.2012.065516.

Single versus double-unit transfusion policy in hematology

Andrea Tendas, Pasquale Niscola, Luca Cupelli, Laura Scaramucci, Marco Giovannini, Paolo de Fabritiis
Comment

Single versus double-unit transfusion policy in hematology

Andrea Tendas et al. Haematologica. 2012 Jul.
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