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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;30(3):169-171.
doi: 10.1111/tme.12698.

Impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome on blood services and blood in Hong Kong in 2003

Cheuk-Kwong Lee  1
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Editorial

Impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome on blood services and blood in Hong Kong in 2003

Cheuk-Kwong Lee. Transfus Med. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
The change in blood utilisation during the period studied. The figure compares blood usage between March and June 2002 and March and June 2003. Overall, there was a drop in blood collection by 6445 units (or 12.8%) during the SARS epidemic in 2003
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
The change in blood collection during the studied period. The figure compares blood collection between March and June 2002 and March and June 2003. Overall, there was a drop in blood collection by 9365 units (or 16.9%) during the SARS epidemic in 2003
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Comment in

  • Life in times of COVID-19.
    Roberts DJ. Roberts DJ. Transfus Med. 2020 Jun;30(3):167-168. doi: 10.1111/tme.12688. Transfus Med. 2020. PMID: 32401394 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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