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Editorial
. 2014 Apr;12(2):143-5.
doi: 10.2450/2014.0009-14.

The abandoned controversy surrounding universal white blood cell reduction

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Editorial

The abandoned controversy surrounding universal white blood cell reduction

Eleftherios C Vamvakas. Blood Transfus. 2014 Apr.
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