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Editorial
. 2020 Mar;18(2):83-85.
doi: 10.2450/2020.0028-20. Epub 2020 Mar 17.

"Valar morghulis": all red cells must die

Hara T Georgatzakou  1 , Marianna H Antonelou  2 , Effie G Papageorgiou  1 , Anastasios G Kriebardis  1
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Editorial

"Valar morghulis": all red cells must die

Hara T Georgatzakou et al. Blood Transfus. 2020 Mar.
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