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Comment
. 2017 May;15(3):286-288.
doi: 10.2450/2016.0013-16. Epub 2016 May 5.

Reply to Flanagan "The Code of Ethics of the International Society of Blood Transfusion" [Blood Transfus 2015; 13: 537-8]

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Reply to Flanagan "The Code of Ethics of the International Society of Blood Transfusion" [Blood Transfus 2015; 13: 537-8]

Albert Farrugia et al. Blood Transfus. 2017 May.
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Figure 1
Global plasma collections. Data provided by the Market Research Bureau.
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Trends in plasma collection and product use in Australia showing levels of Ig consumption per 104 population, % of Ig use met by domestic plasma, use of red cells (RCC), and collection of plasma for fractionation (PFF). A continuing increase in PFF will not be sufficient to increase the level of self-sufficiency in Ig, while RCC use is decreasing. Data provided by the Australian National Blood Authority.

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