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. 2020 Aug;272(2):e74.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004086.

Coronavirus Threatens Blood Supply: Patient Blood Management Now!

Tobias Schlesinger  1 , Peter Kranke  1 , Kai Zacharowski  2 , Patrick Meybohm  1
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Coronavirus Threatens Blood Supply: Patient Blood Management Now!

Tobias Schlesinger et al. Ann Surg. 2020 Aug.
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The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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