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Editorial
. 2019 Jan;17(1):1-3.
doi: 10.2450/2019.0257-18.

Hitchhiker's guide to the red blood cell storage lesion

Tiffany Thomas  1 , Steven L Spitalnik  1
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Editorial

Hitchhiker's guide to the red blood cell storage lesion

Tiffany Thomas et al. Blood Transfus. 2019 Jan.
No abstract available

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Disclosure of conflicts of interest

SLS is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Hemanext, Inc. and is a consultant for Tioma, Inc. and Kedrion Biopharma.

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