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. 2021 Jan;8(1):e12-e13.
doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(20)30412-9. Epub 2020 Dec 22.

Time-to-death is a potential confounder in observational studies of blood transfusion in severe malaria - Authors' reply

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Time-to-death is a potential confounder in observational studies of blood transfusion in severe malaria - Authors' reply

Hans Ackerman et al. Lancet Haematol. 2021 Jan.
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