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Editorial
. 2018 Jan;16(1):4-6.
doi: 10.2450/2016.0111-16. Epub 2016 Jun 22.

"Non-remunerated donation": a tautology?

Carlo Petrini  1
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Editorial

"Non-remunerated donation": a tautology?

Carlo Petrini. Blood Transfus. 2018 Jan.
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CP is a member of the “Ad hoc working group on the prohibition of making a financial gain from the human body” of the Council of Europe.

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